Legal Opinion
Villarini-Garcia v. Hospital Del Maestro
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 1997No. 96-2024PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Mario J. Tomasini appeals from an adverse judgment against him for medical malpractice. Dr. Tomasini makes several claims of error, only one of which requires extended discussion. On that claim, which presents a difficult question concerning offsets to damage awards, we conclude that a deduction is required in this case to account for payment already received in settlement by the plaintiff, Awilda Villarini-Garcia, from the hospital for the same injury.
This case began with an operation performed by Dr. Tomasini in September 1986 at Hospital del Maestro in Puerto…
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