Booth v. Silva

After a hearing, a medical malpractice tribunal convened pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 60B, determined that the plaintiffs’ offer of proof was insufficient. The plaintiffs appeal from judgments of dismissal 3 which were entered in the Superior Court after they failed to file the requisite bond. 4 The issues raised are (1) whether the offer of proof was sufficient and (2) whether the tribunal erred in admitting certain evidence offered by the defendants.

The plaintiffs’ offer of proof consisted of an opinion letter and statement of qualifications of an expert, discharge summaries and operation…