· 6/26/2007
Grey v. Stamford Health System, Inc.
Citations
- 924 A.2d 831
- 282 Conn. 745
- 2007 Conn. LEXIS 246
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing doctrine similar to continuing negligent treatment doctrine but referring to it as “continuing course of conduct doctrine”
- observing that a defendant's suspicion of cancer, knowledge of a particular condition, or \reason to know\ the plaintiff's need for monitoring, may trigger the continuing course of conduct doctrine
- explaining that the continuous treatment doctrine \focuses on the plaintiff's reasonable expectation ... while the [continuing course of conduct doctrine] focuses on the defendant's duty to the plaintiff arising from [the defendant's] knowledge of the plaintiff's condition\
- explaining that the continuous treatment doctrine 14 “focuses on the plaintiff’s reasonable expectation . . . while the [continuing 15 course of conduct doctrine] focuses on the defendant’s duty to the plaintiff 16 arising from [the defendant’s] knowledge of the plaintiff’s condition”
- “The continuing course of conduct doctrine reflects the policy that, during an ongoing relationship, lawsuits are premature because specific tortious acts or omissions may be difficult to identify and may yet be remedied.”
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Judges: Borden, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella, Sullivan
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