Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Brigham & Women's Hospital
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 11, 2001No. 98-P-1904PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Frances Kelly, whose husband Michael died of complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, sued the Brigham & Women’s Hospital (hospital) and two physicians, Michael Vasconcelles, an oncologist, and Sara Vargas, a resident working in the hospital’s pathology department. The plaintiff seeks to recover on four discrete theories for depression and emotional distress caused by an autopsy performed on her husband, the scope of which exceeded what she had authorized.2 Upon the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, a judge of the Superior Court concluded that the plaintiff had failed to make out a…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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