Quin v. George Washington University

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This appeal raises questions concerning the propriety of a res ipsa loquitur instruction in a medical malpractice case. Appellant Diana Quin, wife of the deceased patient, brought a wrongful death and survival action 1 against decedent’s surgeons, Drs. Shorb and Knoll, and the George Washington University Hospital (the Hospital). The jury returned a verdict in favor of the Hospital and both doctors. On appeal, Mrs. Quin relies principally upon the trial court’s failure to grant the requested res ipsa loquitur instruction. However, she advances additional claims of…