ACETO v. DOUGHERTY


415 Mass. 654 (1993)

615 N.E.2d 188

ANTHONY ACETO & another vs. MATTHEW DOUGHERTY & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

June 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ned C. Lofton for the plaintiffs.

Edward F. Mahoney for Matthew Dougherty & another.

M. Catherine Huddleson for Rick Schmidt.

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


LYNCH, J.

In this medical malpractice action Anthony Aceto (plaintiff) originally sought damages from four defendants: Dr. Matthew Dougherty, Dr. Rick Schmidt, Dr. Paul Shellito, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), for physical and emotional harm suffered as a result of a perforated colon allegedly caused by the negligent performance or supervision of a colonoscopy undertaken without his informed consent. There was a directed verdict in favor of defendant Dr...

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