Legal Opinion
Glicklich v. Spievack
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 8, 1983PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
Gena Glicklich brought this malpractice action on behalf of herself and her son to recover for damages sustained as a result of the alleged negligent failure of the defendants, Drs. Golub, Jones, and Spievack, correctly to diagnose and treat her breast cancer. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs as to Doctors Golub and Spievack, awarding $307,700 to Gena Glicklich and $92,275 to her son, Evren Celimli. A verdict was returned in favor of Dr. Jones. On special questions, the jury found that the plaintiff had been free of negligence and that Dr. Golub had caused $59,996 of the total…
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