Sleavin v. Greenwich Gynecology & Obstetrics, P.C.

This medical malpractice case involves the narrow issue of whether the court’s charge to the jury that a doctor is not liable for a bona fide error in judgment was erroneous in the context in which it was given and, if so, whether such an error was harmless in light of the charge as a whole. We concur with the reasoning of Logan v. Greenwich Hospital Assn., 191 Conn. 282, 299, 465 A.2d 294 (1983), that the giving of such a charge is error. We conclude, however, that in view of the whole charge and the exact circumstances under which the charge was given, the error was harmless.

The plaintiff…