Legal Opinion
Jacob v. Kippax
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 4, 2011No. Docket: Ken-09-414PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.
[¶ 1] Jan B. Kippax, an oral surgeon, treated Nancy Jacob in December of 2002. Jacob filed a claim alleging that Kippax was negligent in that treatment and failed to obtain informed consent before he performed a biopsy. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict finding that Kippax and his business Androscoggin Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgeons were not negligent and the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Jabar, J.) entered a judgment on the verdict. We affirm the judgment.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2] On review, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. See Reardon v.…
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