| Docket # | SJC-10051 |
| Date | March 4, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player
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| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Negligence, Doctor, Medical malpractice, Wrongful death, Loss of chance. Medical malpractice, Complaint. Wrongful death. Damages, Wrongful death, Loss of chance, Apportionment. Evidence, Photograph, Best and secondary. Practice, Civil, Instructions to jury. Joint and several obligation. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice Patrick J. Riley |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Paredes: Tory A. Weigand, Peter C. Knight, William J. Davenport |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Renzi: Annette M. Gonthier Kiely, Maura L. Sheehan |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; Professional Liability Foundation |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
