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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-83

THE COURTS

Title 231--RULES
OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

[231 PA. CODE CH. 1000]

Promulgation of Rule 1042.16 and Amendment of the Note to Rule 1018; No. 424 Civil Procedural Rules; Doc. No. 5

[35 Pa.B. 349]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 27th day of December, 2004, Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure are amended as follows:

   1.  New Rule 1042.16 is hereby promulgated to read as follows, and

   2.  The note to Rule 1018 is amended to read as follows.

   Whereas prior distribution and publication of this rule and amendment would otherwise be required, it has been determined that immediate promulgation is required in the interests of justice and efficient administration.

   This order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 103(b) and shall be effective immediately.

Annex A

TITLE 231. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

CHAPTER 1000. ACTIONS

Subchapter A. CIVIL ACTION

PLEADINGS

Rule 1018. Caption.

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Official Note:

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   The caption of all legal papers filed in a medical professional liability action must contain the designation ''Civil Action--Medical Professional Liability Action.'' See Rule 1042.16.

Subchapter B. ACTION IN TRESPASS

LEGAL PAPERS; CAPTION

Rule 1042.16. Medical Professional Liability Actions. Legal Papers. Caption.

   In an action in which there is a claim for medical professional liability, the caption of all legal papers, or the cover sheet in a county that requires a cover sheet, shall contain the designation ''Civil Action--Medical Professional Liability Action.''

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-83. Filed for public inspection January 14, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]

   


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