Supreme Court of Delaware

Summary judgment in a medical malpractice case was improper, as although plaintiff's expert arguably gave inconsistent responses to different deposition questions as to causation and duty of care, the deposition provided the factual basis for plaintiff's claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2003
• Published 02/24/2003

Judges

• BERGER, Justice., Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, HOLLAND, BERGER and STEELE, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph M. Jachetti, Esquire, of Law Offices of Joseph Jachetti, Wilmington, Delaware, and Michael J. Troiani, Esquire (argued), of Dubin, Stein & Troiani, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• M. Duncan Grant, Esquire, of Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Andrew Rogoff, Esquire (argued) and Nancy Shane Rappaport, Esquire, of Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees.