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McGUINNESS v. COTTER

412 Mass. 617 (1992)

591 N.E.2d 659

SHAWN P. McGUINNESS & another vs. PAUL F. COTTER & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

May 11, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth N. Mulvey for the plaintiffs.

Charles P. Reidy, III (Teresa J. Farris with him) for the defendants.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

LIACOS, C.J.

The plaintiffs, Diane McGuinness and her minor son Shawn, commenced this action on July 29, 1988, seeking to recover damages allegedly stemming from obstetrical care rendered to Diane McGuinness in 1976 by the defendants, Dr. Paul F. Cotter and Quincy Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Inc.3 The plaintiffs' principal contention is that the defendants were negligent in failing to recognize signs of fetal distress during Diane...

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