Supreme Court of Rhode Island

George Giusti v. State of Rhode Island

June 20, 20112011 R.I. LEXIS 85

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court remanded the case, directing the trial justice to specify the procedural rule(s) that justified dismissing the plaintiff’s medical‑malpractice action with prejudice. The Court noted the lower court’s failure to cite the authority for that dismissal and emphasized that the complaint contained no nursing‑negligence claim.