Psychological Malpractice • No Certificate of Merit • Quasi-Judicial Immunity for Court-Appointed Officers
Dyer v. Meacham, PICS Case No. 16-1568 (C.P. Lycoming Dec. 2, 2016) Minora, S.J. (18 pages).
Dissatisfied parties to a family law/child custody case sought to sue the court-appointed psychological examiner for malpractice. In addition to plaintiffs’ failure to provide a certificate of merit for their case, the court found other issues of immunity deriving from that original court appointment that hindered its ability to provide relief. For that reason, plaintiffs’ motion was denied and the case dismissed as final order.
