Legal Opinion

Dickey v. Vermette

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 9, 2008PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.

[¶ 1] Maetta and Todd Dickey appeal from a judgment by the Superior Court (Somerset County, Jabar, J.) granting Gerald E. Vermette’s motion for partial summary judgment on the Dickeys’ medical malpractice claims. The Dickeys argue that the Superior Court erred when it found that the continuing course of treatment doctrine is inconsistent with, and should not be used to interpret, the statute of limitations provision in the Maine Health Security Act, 24 M.R.S. § 2902 (2007). The Maine Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) filed an amicus brief and presented oral argument urging us to adopt a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ashe v. Enterprise Rent-A-CarSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  2. Dasha Ex Rel. Dasha v. Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  3. Arsenault v. Secretary of StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  4. State v. ThongsavanhSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Samaan v. St. Joseph HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  2. Wister v. Town of Mount DesertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  3. Baker v. FarrandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  4. McGarvey v. WhittredgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  5. D.S. v. Spurwink Services, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013

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