Legal Opinion

Gaydar v. Sociedad Instituto Gineco-Quirurgico Y Planificacion Familiar

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 29, 2003No. 02-2359PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This appeal challenges a substantial verdict against an abortion clinic for medical malpractice. The defendants ask us to vacate the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, claiming that the court made a number of erroneous evidentiary rulings during the trial. After a careful review of the record, we affirm the verdict for the plaintiffs.

I

Plaintiffs-appellees Olga Gaydar and Oleksandr Stepanov visited Sociedad Insti-tuto Gineco-Quirurgico y Planificación Familiar d/b/a Clinica Gineco-Quirurgica (“the clinic” or “Clinica”) on April 24, 2000, for the purpose of obtaining…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. HoulihanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Smith v. K-Mart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  4. Coastal Fuels of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Caribbean Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  5. Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Roderic R. McDowell v. Pernell BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Levin v. Dalva Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  3. Hall v. FlanneryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  4. Clena Investments, Inc. v. XL Specialty InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2012
  5. Calvetti v. AntcliffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004

44 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API