Legal Opinion
Debar v. Women & Infants Hospital
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 29, 2000No. 99-91-AppealPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOURCIER, Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal following entry of judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendants in a Superi- or Court medical malpractice and wrongful death action.
In December 1991, Flexman Johnson and Montee Debar (plaintiffs) filed a civil action against Women and Infants Hospital and several of its physicians (defendants), alleging their negligence in failing to order a timely cesarean section to have caused the death of their infant. 1 All the physicians named in the complaint specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and treated plaintiff Debar…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fitzmaurice v. FlynnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Letch v. DanielsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Pool v. BellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- De Bartolo v. Di BattistaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Gallucci v. HumbrydSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Foley v. ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SERVICESSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- Geloso v. KennySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
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