J.A14013/14 NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION – SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P 65.37 MICHAEL GERA (DECEASED), : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DOROTHY GERA, MICHAEL G. GERA : PENNSYLVANIA AND JOHN M. GERA, : : Appellants : : v. : : MARYLOU RAINONE, D.O., : ROBERT DECOLLI, JR., D.O., AND : SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER : No. 1951 MDA 2013 Appeal from the Judgment Entered October 2, 2013 in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County Civil Division at No. S-641-2013 MICHAEL GERA, DECEASED, : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DOROTHY GERA, MICHAEL G. GERA : PENNSYLVANIA AND JOHN M. GERA, : : v. : : MARYLOU RAINONE, D.O., : ROBERT DECOLLI, JR., D.O., AND : SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER : : APPEAL OF: DOROTHY GERA, : MICHAEL G. GERA AND JOHN M. GERA : : No. 2163 MDA 2013 Appellants : Appeal from the Order Entered November 1, 2013 in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County Civil Division at No. S-641-13 BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E, OLSON AND STRASSBURGER,* JJ. DISSENTING STATEMENT BY STRASSBURGER, J.:FILED NOVEMBER 06, 2014 * Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court. J.A14013/14 This case presents a procedural quagmire. It is unclear to me whether either (or both) of Appellants’ appeals is properly before this Court, or which (if any) issues Appellants preserved for appeal. However, I agree with the dicta on pages 12 and 13 of the Majority Memorandum: Appellants’ claims require expert testimony. Accordingly, the trial court properly struck the certificate of merit, and Appellees properly obtained a judgment of non pros against Appellants. Therefore, I would affirm. -2-