The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s ruling, concluding corporate negligence claims should have been submitted to a jury and the court erred by granting a nonsuit on this claim.  

In a Jan. 20 nonprecedential memorandum opinion, the appeals court ruled that the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas erred when it found no notice was provided to defendant Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The three-judge Superior Court panel ruled 2-1 that the element of constructive notice was met, as the plaintiff, Lesley Corey, established the second prong of corporate negligence on the part of the hospital.