Jones v. Block

Plaintiff Laurie Jones appeals from the Bennington Superior Court’s order granting the motion of defendants Dr. Robert Block (defendant) and Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery, EC. (OHS), for judgment as a matter of law on counts I and II of her medical malpractice complaint. On appeal, plaintiff argues that she introduced enough evidence to get to the jury on those counts. We agree and reverse and remand.

Plaintiff injured her neck in February 1992 and sought treatment first from her family doctor and then from defendant. At her first appointment with defendant, he reviewed her MRI scan, taken in…