# Riggio v. Burns

> Superior Court of Pennsylvania · March 30, 1998 · 711 A.2d 497

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9728198

## Case

- **Full name:** Silvana RIGGIO, M.D., Appellant, v. Rosalie A. BURNS, M.D., Lawrence Brown, M.D., and Medical College of Pennsylvania, Appellees
- **Court:** Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** March 30, 1998
- **Citations:** 711 A.2d 497; 1998 Pa. Super. LEXIS 542
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by McEWEN
- **Judges:** McEwen, Meewen, Cavanaugh, Cirillo, Tamilia, Popovich, Johnson, Hudock, Elliott, Eakin
- **Cited by:** 30 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that similar regulatory statutes were “entirely too general and vague to permit the conclusion that a violation had occurred amounting to ‘wrongdoing’ under the Whistleblower Law”
- stating in no uncertain terms that, even though it need not reach the Medicaid PWL issue, the court is not bound by Cohen

## Opinion text

McEWEN, President Judge,
concurring and dissenting:
While the author of the majority Opinion has proceeded to a sound and persuasive expression of views, I am, nonetheless, compelled to this expression since, while I agree that the Medical College of Pennsylvania is a public body for purposes of the Whistleblower Law, I am unable to agree that we can decide, on motion for summary judgment, whether appellees violated any statute, ordinance, regulation, code of conduct or ethical consideration designed to protect the interest of the public. I would, therefore, remand the ease to the trial court so as to enable appellant to present evidence in support of her claim of such violations.

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