| Docket # | SJC-10150 |
| Date | May 5, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Dead body. Negligence, Doctor, Emotional distress. Emotional distress. Practice, Civil, Motion in limine, Instructions to jury. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Paul E. Troy |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Macrelli: Samuel M. Pollack, Sean Higgins |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Children's Hospital: William J. Dailey, Jr., Harry A. Pierce |
| Amici Curiae | Attorney General; Executive Office of Public Safety; Chief Medical Examiner; Eleven District Attorneys; Commonwealth; Professional Liability Foundation; Massachusetts Association of District Attorneys; National Association of Medical Examiners |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |