Chase v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

The plaintiff, April Chase, brought a multi-count negligence action against the defendants, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Doctors William Young, Barry Smith, and John Ketterer, following the induced delivery and subsequent death of the plaintiff’s immature fetus. After an eight-day trial, the jury returned verdicts in favor of the defendants. The plaintiff appeals, arguing that the ruling of the Superior Court {Lynn, J.) limiting the testimony of the plaintiff’s medical expert was reversible error. We affirm.

This case arose after the plaintiff was treated for severe bleeding associated…