Legal Opinion
Bennett v. New Milford Hospital, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 5, 2011No. SC 18502PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
In this certified appeal, we consider two significant issues that have arisen under General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 52-190a, as amended by Public Acts 2005, No. 05-275, § 2 (P.A. 05-275), 1 namely: (1) whether a surgeon, who likely would be qualified to testify as an expert witness at the trial of a medical malpractice action against a specialist physician pursuant to subsection (d) of General Statutes § 52-184c, 2 but who is not a “ ‘similar health care provider’ ” as that term is defined by subsection (c) of that statute, may provide the prelitigation opinion letter…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- LeConche v. ElligersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Hatt v. Burlington Coat FactorySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Lebron v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Shortell v. CavanaghSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
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