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2003 Pa. Super. 53

817 A.2d 1102

Trach v. Fellin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 2003

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 2003-02-11

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Decided 2003-02-11

How this case has been cited

Cited by 58 later decisions — most recently November 2021 · most notably Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2012), 2003 Pa. Super. 353 - Reading Radio, Inc. v. Fink (2003)

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DEL SOLE, P.J.,

¶1concurring.

¶2¶ 1 I join the opinion of my colleague, Judge Ford Elliott but write separately to address a point raised in the dissenting opinion of Judge Klein.

¶3¶ 2 I do not view the majority opinion as “takfing] the position that by failing to challenge Dr. Shane’s claim that the literature supported his theories during trial, the defense has conceded that the literature does in fact exist and supports Dr. Shane’s opinion.” Slip Op. at 1106 (Klein, J. dissenting). Rather, once Dr. Shane testified that the literature supported his opinion, he could have been cross-examined regarding the literature. While the defense may have made a tactical decision to forgo that cross-examination, as the dissent surmises, it should not now be granted a second opportunity to do so.

¶4¶ 3 The defense did have an opportunity to explore the literature to challenge the basis of Dr. Shane’s opinion; it chose not to do so.

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