United States First Circuit

Dismissal of a case brought by plaintiffs, unsuccessful medical malpractice suitors, who sought damages against the authors and publisher of a case report, introduced into evidence in the malpractice trials, that appeared in a peer-reviewed obstetrical journal, is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff's causation allegation is wholly speculative; and consequently, and 2) plaintiffs' claim does not reach the plateau of plausibility, as required under federal civil procedure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/16/2013
• Published 10/16/2013

Judges

• SELYA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel