Steinberg v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
August 2001
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of Highways · Brungard v. HARTMAN · Steinberg v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“(b) Acts which may impose liability.—The following acts by a Commonwealth party may result in the imposition of liability on the Commonwealth and the defense of sovereign immunity shall not be raised to claims for damages caused by: (2) Medical-professional liability. -Acts of health care employees of Commonwealth agency medical facilities or institutions or by a Commonwealth party who is a doctor, dentist, nurse or related health care personnel.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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