Due to an editor’s error, the following article was accidentally omitted from the Connecticut Supreme Court Year In Review section published in the September 30 issue of the Connecticut Law Tribune.
In the arena of claims against health care providers, the Supreme Court wrestled with a variety of issues, including whether or not a plaintiff had to prove that the hospital had prior knowledge of its pedophilic doctor’s deviant sexual tendencies; whether a third party may bring a claim against a physician for his failure to inform his patient of risks associated with her condition; and whether an expert witness can spout off in court about tort reform and jurors must be forewarned about media coverage.
