Legal Opinion
Goldman Ex Rel. Goldman v. Bosco
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1997No. 96-60484PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a medical malpractice action brought under Mississippi law. Because we find that the district court erroneously instructed the jury regarding the standard of care applicable to the defendant physician’s conduct, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On November 7, 1989, the plaintiffs, John M. Goldman, Jr., a minor, by and through his mother and next friend, Deborah Goldman, Deborah Goldman individually, and John M. Goldman, Sr., filed this medical malpractice action against Julius Bosco, M.D., George Henneberger, M.D., the Women’s Clinic, Inc., and the…
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