Legal Opinion
McGuinness v. Cotter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 11, 1992PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The plaintiffs, Diane McGuinness and her minor son Shawn, commenced this action on July 29, 1988, seeking to recover damages allegedly stemming from obstetrical care rendered to Diane McGuinness in 1976 by the defendants, Dr. Paul F. Cotter and Quincy Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Inc. 3 The plaintiffs’ principal contention is that the defendants were negligent in failing to recognize signs of fetal distress during Diane’s labor and that, as a result, Shawn was born with cerebral palsy. A judge in the Superior Court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that…
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3Cited by98 opinions
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