Legal Opinion

Provost v. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 6, 2005No. 04-185PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Plaintiffs Dale and Brenda Provost appeal a decision of the Chittenden Superior Court granting defendant Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.’s (FAHC) motion for summary judgment in a medical malpractice suit. We agree that the trial court should not have granted summary judgment, and therefore reverse and remand.

¶ 2. On October 26, 2000, plaintiff Dale Provost went to the Colchester Family Health Care Clinic, which is owned and operated by FAHC, to receive treatment for a severe allergic reaction. Dr. Vivian Esparza, M.D., treated Mr. Provost, and, among other things, administered an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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