Legal Opinion
Santana v. Brigham & Women's Hospital
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided May 9, 2003PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGreco, J.
This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8C, appeal by plaintiff Jerry Santana (“Santana”) of the allowance of summary judgment against her on the ground that her medical malpractice suit was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
Santana alleged in her complaint, which was not verified, that on August 27, 1998, she gave birth to a baby at defendant Brigham & Women’s Hospital (“Brigham’s”), and was treated at that time by defendant Elizabeth Scott (“Scott”), a licensed midwife. Santana further alleged that her vagina was lacerated during the delivery, that Scott used “gauze or a…
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