Chandler v. Chang

The plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of this medical malpractice action for failure to post a bond after a medical malpractice tribunal determined that the plaintiffs' offer of proof failed to "raise a legitimate question of liability appropriate for judicial inquiry" and dismissed the claims.4 G. L. c. 231, § 60B, inserted by St. 1975, c. 362, § 5. We vacate and remand.

A plaintiff's offer of proof will prevail before a tribunal if he (1) shows "that the defendant is a provider of health care as defined in § 60(B)"; (2) demonstrates "that the health care provider did not conform to good…