Legal Opinion
Palinkas v. Bennett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 8, 1993PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
Nicole Palinkas, a minor, and her parents brought this action against two physicians, Dr. Lawrence Bennett and Dr. Theodore Golden, alleging that the physicians’ negligent treatment for Nicole caused her to suffer severe and permanent brain damage. After a jury trial and verdicts for the defendants, the Superior Court judge entered judgment for each defendant. The jury found that the defendant, Dr. Bennett, had not acted negligently and, upon discharging Nicole from his care, had disclosed to the plain tiff Karen Palinkas, Nicole’s mother, information that he reasonably should have disclosed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TorrealbaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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- Mumford v. CoghlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
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