by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) The prothonotary, on praecipe of the defendant, shall enter a judgment of non pros against the plaintiff for failure to file a certificate of merit within the required time provided that (1) there is no pending motion for determination that the filing of a...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), a defendant seeking to enter a judgment of non pros under Rule 1042.7(a) shall file a written notice of intention to file the praecipe and serve it on the party’s attorney of record or on the party if unrepresented, no...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
Except for the production of documents and things or the entry upon property for inspection and other purposes, a plaintiff who has asserted a professional liability claim may not, without leave of court, seek any discovery with respect to that claim prior to the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
A defendant against whom a professional liability claim is asserted shall file a responsive pleading within the time required by Rule 1026 or within twenty days after service of the certificate of merit on that defendant, whichever is later.231 Pa. Code §...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) In any action based upon an allegation that a licensed professional deviated from an acceptable professional standard, the attorney for the plaintiff, or the plaintiff if not represented, shall file with the complaint or within sixty days after the filing of the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) A complaint shall identify each defendant against whom the plaintiff is asserting a professional liability claim.(b) A defendant may raise by preliminary objections the failure of the complaint to comply with subdivision (a) of this rule.231 Pa. Code §...
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