Mealey's (November 5, 2019, 9:57 AM EST) -- PITTSBURGH — In an action brought over a failed liver transplant 12 years after the procedure took place, a sharply divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded Oct. 31 that the seven-year statute of repose in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act was not substantially related to an important government interest and was therefore unconstitutional (Christopher G. Yanakos, et al. v. UPMC, et al., No. 10 WAP 2018, Pa. Sup., Western Dist., 2019 Pa. LEXIS 6173)....