The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not disturb a lower court’s ruling that changed the venue of a lawsuit against Abington Memorial Hospital alleging the hospital withheld documents that could have significantly increased the value of a nearly $20 million settlement.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the state Superior Court ruled Sept. 7 of last year that the case West v. Abington Memorial Hospital should be transferred from Philadelphia to Montgomery County, where the hospital is located. The ruling affirmed a decision by Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Denis Cohen.