Legal Opinion

Gill v. Burress

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 13, 2012No. 2011-CA-000332-MRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MOORE, Judge:

Paula K. Gill, D.M.D., appeals a summary judgment entered by the Fayette Circuit Court in favor of Susan M. Bur-ress, M.D., after the circuit court determined that Burress conclusively proved that Gill would be unable to establish damages arising out of Burress’s alleged professional negligence in failing to detect a mass in Gill’s breast consistent with ductal carcinoma for a period of approximately eighteen months. We find that issues of material fact exist relating to certain elements of damage properly recoverable by Gill, but that other damages claimed by Gill are not…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  4. Special Fund v. FrancisKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Gooding v. University Hosp. Bldg., Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

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