Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Shoemaker
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 3, 1978No. Civ. A. No. 76-0506PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler commenced this action in November of 1976 for injuries allegedly caused by the medical treatment provided Mrs. Wheeler by the defendants, Dr. Shoemaker and Newport Hospital in September, 1972. Because the plaintiffs are citizens of Washington state and defendants of Rhode Island, this Court has diversity jurisdiction over this action, 28 U.S.C. sec. 1332 (1970).
Both defendants have moved this Court to refer the action to a medical liability mediation panel, established by the Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1976, R.I.G.L. §§…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Nellie Woods, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John N. Woods v. Holy Cross HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Joseph Diantonio v. Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital and Gene Myers, Dr., Association of Trial Lawyers of America/appellant, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Carl W. Hines v. Elkhart General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Frances Duchek and Arthur Duchek v. Rudolph Jacobi and Elfi JacobiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Davison v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1978
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