Legal Opinion
Ward v. Levy
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 28, 1989No. 87-1064PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A medical malpractice tribunal found for the defendants on the plaintiffs claim of negligent dental treatment in the extraction of a tooth. The plaintiff failed to file the required bond, and the action was, therefore, dismissed. See G. L. c. 231, § 60B. See McMahon v. Glixman, 379 Mass. 60, 63-64 (1979).
It is now well established that the adequacy of a plaintiffs offer of proof before a malpractice tribunal is to be measured by the standard used in ruling on a defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. See DiGiovanni v. Latimer, 390 Mass. 265, 268-269 (1983), and cases cited. Here, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kapp v. BallantineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Forlano v. HughesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Semerjian v. StetsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Haggerty v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- McMahon v. GlixmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Atlas Tack Corp. v. DonabedMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Kelly v. Brigham & Women's HospitalMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Pitts v. Wingate at Brighton, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
- Nickerson v. LeeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Anderson v. AttarMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
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