Legal Opinion
Benson v. Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 30, 2000No. 98-P-1102PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
The plaintiff, Walter Benson, appeals from an order of the Superior Court allowing the motion of the defendant, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), for summary judgment in a medical malpractice action.1 The alleged malpractice stemmed from exploratory surgery conducted at MGH on July 5, 1992. The summary judgment record reveals that Benson sought treatment for stomach pains at the MGH emergency room on July 4, 1992. X-rays taken on that and the following day indicated a small bowel obstruction. On July 5, 1992, two MGH doctors conducted an exploratory laparotomy surgery but found no bowel…
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