Faircloth v. DiLillo

General Laws c. 231, § 60B (§ 60B), provides that “[e]very action for malpractice, error or mistake against a provider of health care shall be heard by a tribunal consisting of *121a single justice of the superior court, a physician licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth . . . , and an attorney authorized to practice law in the commonwealth.” Where a medical malpractice tribunal determines that there is not sufficient evidence to raise a legitimate question of a defendant’s liability appropriate for judicial inquiry, “the plaintiff may pursue the claim through the usual judicial…