Paro v. Longwood Hospital

This case presents, as a matter of first impression, 1 constitutional challenges to G. L. c. 231, § 60B, which establishes a procedure for the screening, by a tribunal, of all actions for “malpractice, error or mistake against a provider of health care.” See St. 1975, c. 362, § 5. The plaintiffs’ medical malpractice action was dismissed when they failed to satisfy a $2,000 bond requirement imposed on them, after a tribunal hearing, as a condition for the continuance of their action. They have appealed the dismissal, contending that the tribunal procedure violates equal protection, due…