Legal Opinion
Goudreault v. Kleeman
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 9, 2009No. 2007-807PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHicks, J.
The defendant, Thomas J. Kleeman, M.D., appeals rulings of the Superior Court (Murphy, J.) made during a medical malpractice trial. The plaintiff, Joseph P. Goudreault, Jr., cross-appeals the apportionment of fault to non-litigants and the failure to impose joint and several liability upon Dr. Kleeman. We reverse and remand.
The record supports the following. Goudreault developed a back problem in 2001. He consulted Dr. Kleeman, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery, who initially recommended conservative therapies. These were unsuccessful and diagnostic testing revealed…
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