Improper Venue • Corporate Negligence • Vicarious Liability • Punitive Damages
Hughes v. Wilkes Barre Hosp., PICS Case No. 17-1385 (C.P. Lackawanna Aug. 14, 2017) Nealon, J. (43 pages).
Venue in this medical malpractice proceeding was proper in the county where some of the alleged negligent treatment occurred. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleged sufficient details to support claims for corporate negligence and vicarious liability, but they did not allege sufficiently culpable conduct to support punitive damages claims as to all the defendants.
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