Lucas v. Collins

A medical malpractice tribunal convened by the Superior Court found that Lindamae Lucas, the plaintiff, had experienced an unfortunate medical result, i.e., that the evidence presented to the tribunal, if properly substantiated, was not “sufficient to raise a legitimate question of liability appropriate for judicial inquiry” under G. L. c. 231, § 60B, inserted by St. 1975, c. 362, § 5. Thus, in order to maintain her action, the plaintiff had to file with the court a bond in the amount of six thousand dollars within thirty days of the finding. See G. L. c. 231, § 60B, as amended through St.…