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Should this newlywed lesbian couple be able to claim 'loss of consortium' in their medical malpractice suit?

Loss of consortium is a legal claim long available to spouses, but only newly available to gay and lesbian couples since Massachusetts began allowing same-sex marriage. The lawsuit provides a glimpse into the kinds of legal battles involving gay and lesbian unions that courts can now expect. BOSTON - One day after getting married, a lesbian couple filed a medical malpractice lawsuit asking that one of the women receive damages because doctors failed to detect breast cancer in her spouse. The lawsuit claims “loss of consortium” for Cindy Kalish, 39, because of the advanced breast cancer in new wife Michelle Charron, 44...

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