Court of Appeals for the First Circuit August 16, 1990, 89-1645 (Anita Patenaude Dunning v. Marvin S. Kerzner, M.D.)

CYR, Circuit Judge.

In the present wrongful death action Anita Patenaude Dunning asserts a medical malpractice claim premised on Dr. Marvin Kerzner’s negligent failure to diagnose the colon cancer which precipitated the death of her husband. Following a seven day trial in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant physician.