Legal Opinion

Harlow v. Chin

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 19, 1989PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*699Abrams, J.

The defendants in this medical malpractice action appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, William Harlow. The plaintiff alleges that the negligence of Dr. Danny Chin and Massachusetts General Hospital caused him to become a quadriplegic. The jury, in answer to special questions, found the defendants negligent, and found the plaintiff thirteen per cent comparatively negligent. A judgment for $6,660,720, not including prejudgment interest, was entered against both defendants.2 The defendants argue that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of either negligence…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Mullins v. Pine Manor CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  2. Texaco, Inc. v. Pennzoil, Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
  3. McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
  4. Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  2. Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. Cottam v. CVS PharmacyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  4. Gath v. M/A-Com, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  5. Keene v. Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003

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