Legal Opinion
Wilcox v. Schwartz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 7, 2012No. SC 18607PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
This certified appeal arises out of a medical malpractice action brought by the plaintiffs, Kristy Wilcox and Timothy Wilcox,1 against the defendants, Daniel S. Schwartz, a general surgeon, and his employer, CBS Surgical Group, P.C., alleging that Schwartz negligently performed laparoscopic gallbladder surgery on Kristy Wilcox (Wilcox). The trial court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, concluding that the written opinion of a “similar health care provider” that accompanied the certificate of good faith, as mandated by General Statutes § 52-190a (a),2 did not satisfy…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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