· 3/27/1981
Polonsky v. Union Hospital
Citations
- 418 N.E.2d 620
- 11 Mass. App. Ct. 622
- 1981 Mass. App. LEXIS 1005
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- collecting and discussing cases which permit juries to find medical practitioners negligent without the assistance of expert testimony
- declining to rule that expert testimony was required to prove hospital’s negligence in failing to lower plaintiff’s bed rails
- expert opinion required to show standard of care in medical malpractice case
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Judges: Armstrong, Rose, Kass
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