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· 8/8/1983

Glicklich v. Spievack

Citations

  • 452 N.E.2d 287
  • 16 Mass. App. Ct. 488
  • 1983 Mass. App. LEXIS 1426

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing grant of judgment n.o.v. for defendant where physician’s follow-up plan was inadequate
  • evidence that mother of nine year old plaintiff prepared child’s meals, discussed his day with him, read him stories, and generally took an interest in his play, school, and friends
  • in medical malpractice case, “[pjrecise evidence as to the ‘staging’ of the cancer is not required . . .”
  • evidence that causal connection between negligence and damage “is possible, conceivable, or reasonable, without more, is insufficient to meet [AIC’s] burden” on causation
  • “the case is a close one”

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Judges: Hale, Rose, Perretta

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