Legal Opinion
Powell v. Catholic Medical Center
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 21, 2000No. 97-860PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The defendants, Catholic Medical Center (CMC) and Lynn Curtis, .M.D. (Dr. Curtis), appeal'from a judgment of the Superior Court {Sullivan, J.) entered on a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Cheryl L. Powell. The defendants contend that the trial court erroneously: (1) ruled that RSA 329:31 (1995) did not preempt the plaintiff’s common law claim of duty to warn; (2) instructed the jury regarding that common law duty; (3) failed to require expert testimony on the physician’s duty to warn; and (4) admitted into evidence medical reports that post-dated the underlying assault involved in this…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Corso v. MerrillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Wenners v. Great State Beverages, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- Weldy v. Town of KingstonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- State v. SmartSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
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3Cited by25 opinions
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