United States:
Pa Supreme Court Amends Rule on Certificates of Merit
31 March 2016
Fox Rothschild LLP
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Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order amending Pa Rule of Civil Procedure
1042.3 on Certificates of Merit. As background information, Rule
1042.3 requires the filing of Certificates of Merit in any lawsuit
alleging that a licensed professional deviated from acceptable
professional standards.
The amended rule does not modify the language of
the rule. Rather supplemental language is added in the comment to
clarify the rule. Specifically, it clarifies that when there is a
claim of vicarious liability against a Defendant that it must be
supported by a certificate of merit.
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