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· 6/19/1989

LaLonde v. Eissner

Citations

  • 539 N.E.2d 538
  • 405 Mass. 207

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that \common law immunity protects persons appointed by a court to conduct a medical or psychiatric evaluation and render an opinion or to provide other expert assistance\ to the court
  • granting summary judgment for defendant where plaintiffs did not dispute any relevant material fact
  • observing as adequate the availability of cross-examination, appellate review, and a request for modification
  • observing as adequate the availability of cross-examination, appellate review, and a request for modification
  • observing as adequate the availability of cross-examination, appellate review, and a request for modification
  • “psychologists and other experts would be reluctant to accept court appointments if they thereby opened themselves to liability for their actions in this official capacity”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Liacos, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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