14 Pennsylvania opinions name it 3 courts 2003–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Zane v. Friends Hospitalgreen2 sentences2023DiGregorio v. Keystone Health Plan E., 840 A.2d 361 , 368–69 (Pa. Super. 2003) (en banc) (quoting Zane, supra at 29-30 )) (emphasis added). 2022Id. at 29-30 . | 4 | 13 |
Pocono Mountain School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Educationgreen1 sentence2025Bates, 151 A.3d at 129-30. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Starrgreen2 sentences2012Id. at 243-244 , 836 A.2d at 29-30 , quoting Commonwealth v. Starr, 541 Pa. 564, 575-576 , 664 A.2d 1326, 1332 (1995). 2012Id. at 243-244 , 836 A.2d at 29-30 , quoting Commonwealth v. Starr, 541 Pa. 564, 575-576 , 664 A.2d 1326, 1332 (1995). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
DiGregorio v. Keystone Health Plan East
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2 sentences2023DiGregorio v. Keystone Health Plan E., 840 A.2d 361 , 368–69 (Pa. Super. 2003) (en banc) (quoting Zane, supra at 29-30 )) (emphasis added). 2020DiGregorio v. Keystone Health Plan E., 840 A.2d 361 , 368–69 (Pa. Super. 2003) (en banc) (quoting Zane, supra at 29-30 )) (emphasis added). | 3 | 2020–2023 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.