Legal Opinion
Lord v. Lovett
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 4, 2001No. 99-179PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNadeau, J.
The plaintiff, Belinda Joyce Lord, appeals the Superior Court’s (Perkins, J.) dismissal of her “loss of opportunity” action against the defendants, James Lovett, M.D., and Samuel Aldridge, M.D. We reverse and remand.
The plaintiff suffered a broken neck in an automobile accident on July 22,1996, and was treated at the Lakes Region General Hospital by the defendants. She contends that because the defendants negligently misdiagnosed her spinal cord injury, they failed both to immobilize her properly and to administer steroid therapy, causing her to lose the opportunity for a substantially better…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Harry J. Hicks, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Greitens, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Perez v. Las Vegas Medical CenterNevada Supreme Court · 1991
- Smith v. CoteSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Delaney v. CadeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
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- Smith v. HCA Health Services of New Hampshire, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2009
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