Legal Opinion
Emerson v. Magendantz
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 26, 1997No. 95-306-AppealPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.
This ease comes before us on questions of law certified by a justice of the Superior Court in response to a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure filed by the defendant, Henry Magendantz, M.D., in opposition to a complaint of plaintiffs, Diane Emerson and Thomas F. Emerson (the Em-ersons or Diane), alleging negligence on the part of the defendant. The certified questions are as follows:
“1. Is there a cause of action under Rhode Island law when a physician negligently performs a sterilization procedure and…
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