Legal Opinion
Williams v. Washington Hospital Center
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1991No. 89-849PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Senior Judge:
Appellants Arthur P. and Gloria E. Williams brought this action against the Washington Hospital Center (WHC) alleging medical malpractice growing out of WHC’s failure to diagnose and treat Mr. Williams’ medical condition. After a jury trial, the verdict was entered for WHC and the trial court denied appellants’ motion for a new trial. In this court, appellants argue that concealment by appellee until the last day of trial that evidence critical to their case was lost, and the trial court’s refusal to give a negative inference instruction regarding that loss, caused such…
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