Legal Opinion
Shortell v. Cavanagh
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 15, 2011No. SC 18434PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EVELEIGH, J.
This appeal arises from an action in which the plaintiff, David Shortell, claims that he sustained injuries as a result of the failure of the named defendant, Norman Cavanagh, a dentist, to obtain his informed consent to a dental procedure. On appeal, 2 the plaintiff asserts that the trial court improperly dismissed his complaint for failure to comply with General Statutes § 52-190a 3 because he failed to include a good faith certificate and written opinion letter from a similar health care provider. We conclude that § 52-190a does not apply to a claim of lack of informed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Logan v. Greenwich Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Lambert v. StovellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Coppola v. CoppolaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Bennett v. New Milford Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Testa v. GeressySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by15 opinions
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