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Pappas v. Asbel
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Pappas v. Asbel, 450 Pa.Super. 162 , 675 A.2d 711, 716 (1996).
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Hinterlong v. Baldwin
“Considerations of cost containment of the type which drive [sic] the decision making process in HMO’s [sic] did not exist for employee welfare plans when ERISA was enacted.” Pappas v. Asbel, 450 Pa. Super. 162, 171 , 675 A.2d 711, 716 (1996).
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Spring City Corporation, Trading as Spring II Associates v. American Buildings Company v. Contractors of America, Inc. v. Palmer Construction Co., Inc. Basile Construction Company American Buildings Company, Spring City Corporation, Trading as Spring II Associates v. Lynn Bradeen Contractors of America, Inc. American Buildings Company American Buildings Company
Proc. 2255(d); see Sheriff v. Eisele, 381 Pa. 33, 35 , 112 A.2d 165, 166 (1955) (plaintiff 's claim has same effect as if additional defendant had originally been named a defendant without need to file a new pleading); Pappas v. Asbel, 450 Pa. Super. 162, 175 , 675 A.2d 711, 718 (Pa. Super. 1996) (joining an additional defendant makes that defendant immediately subject to the plaintiff 's claim in every respect). 10 The District Court referred to other decisions of its colleagues holding that Rule 2255(d) destroys diversity by affording a plaintiff substantive rights against a third-party defe…
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Spring City Corp. v. American Buildings Co.
Proc. 2255(d); see Sheriff v. Eisele, 381 Pa. 33, 35 , 112 A.2d 165, 166 (1955) (plaintiffs claim has same effect as if additional defendant had originally been named a defendant without need to file a new pleading); Pappas v. Asbel, 450 Pa.Super. 162, 175 , 675 A.2d 711, 718 (Pa.Super.1996) (joining an additional defendant makes that defendant immediately subject to the plaintiffs claim in every respect).
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Pappas v. Asbel
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Since we find the recent trend of the Supreme Court to be so compelling, it would be inappropriate for us to utilize the reasoning of these courts of appeal cases as they fail to discuss the Travelers line of decisions. [6] The Superior Court below, in reasoning that ERISA does not preempt negligence claims lodged against HMOs, stated that "[c]onsiderations of cost containment of the type which drive the decision making process in HMO's did not exist for employee welfare plans when ERISA was enacted." Pappas v. Asbel, 450 Pa.Super. 162, 171 , 675 A.2d 711, 716 (1996).
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Nealy v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
See, e.g., Pappas v. Asbel, 450 Pa.Super. 162, 172 , 675 A.2d 711, 716 (1996).
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COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,
v.
Richard W. QUINLAN, Appellee.
v.
Richard W. QUINLAN, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 21, 1996.
Nix, C.J., and Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro and Newman.
Published
James K. Vogel, Anthony R. Himes, Erie, for Com.
Richard W. Quinlan, pro se.
Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.
Prior report: 433 Pa.Super. 111, 639 A.2d 1235.
[*184] ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Appeal dismissed as having been improvidently granted.
NIGRO, J., dissents.