Legal Opinion
Tautic v. Pattillo
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided November 29, 1988No. File 351223PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammer, J.
The defendant has moved to dismiss this medical malpractice action on the ground that the plaintiffs’ attorney’s “certificate of good faith,” filed with the complaint, fails to comply with the requirements of General Statutes § 52-190a (a). He claims that counsel’s mere assertion therein that he has “made a reasonable inquiry as permitted by the circumstances [which] gave rise to a good faith belief that grounds exist for an action against [this] defendant” is insufficient under the statute unless the “inquiry” included a consultation with another physician whose opinion was the basis for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dreier v. Upjohn Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Dunnett v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Santangelo v. RaskinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Nash v. Humana Sun Bay Community Hosp., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Steinberg v. Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterNew York Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Brunswick v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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- Commission on Human Rights v. State, No. Cv92 070 35 93 (Jan. 12, 1993)Connecticut Superior Court · 1993
- Richard, Stevens v. Aetna Casualty Sur. Co., No. 504800 (Jun. 10, 1993)Connecticut Superior Court · 1993
- Shea v. Chase Manhattan Bank, No. Cv 96 0149647 S (Jun. 15, 2000)Connecticut Superior Court · 2000
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