Dattoli v. Hale Hospital

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• affirming entry of separate and final judgment where there was no reason “such as . . . potential prejudice to the opposing parly, for requiring the defendants to wait [for entry of judgment] until final judgment is entered on the claims against the other defendants”
• separate judgment for two of four defendants warranted because there were no other claims against them and no substantial overlap between the issues involving them and those remaining for trial
• burden of proof shifts to party opposing summary judgment only after moving party satisfies prerequisites to summary judgment
• attorney’s affidavit not based on personal knowledge failed to establish genuine issues of material fact
• hospital, on the record before the court, a “public employer” for purposes of G. L. c. 258
• 54[b] certification appropriate when no claims remain pending against certain defendants

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