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SMITH v. HAWTHORNE

924 A.2d 1051 (2007)

2007 ME 72

James Edward SMITH et al. v. Catherine HAWTHORNE, M.D.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: June 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Greif, Esq. (orally), Julie D. Farr, Esq., Gilbert & Greif, P.A., Bangor, for plaintiffs.

George C. Schelling, Esq. (orally), Gross, Minsky & Mogul, P.A., Bangor, for defendant.

Christopher C. Taintor, Esq., Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC, Portland, for amicus curiae Maine Medical Ass'n.

Dissent: ALEXANDER and SILVER, JJ.

CALKINS, J.

[¶ 1] Catherine Hawthorne, M.D., appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Mead, J.) in favor of James Edward and Sheryl Smith, following a jury trial on the Smiths' complaint for professional negligence. Hawthorne contends that the court erred in admitting into evidence the findings of the prelitigation screening panel that (1) Hawthorne deviated from the applicable standard of medical care in treating James Smith...

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