Legal Opinion
Travers v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1996No. 93-CV-1070PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Senior Judge GALLAGHER.
Dissenting opinion by Chief Judge WAGNER at p. 8.
GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:
Appellant commenced this medical malpractice suit alleging that the District of Columbia General Hospital’s negligence led to the amputation of the front half of his right foot. After a mistrial due to a hung jury, the District of Columbia (the “District”) filed a Motion for Entry of Judgment pursuant to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 50(b), claiming that appellant failed to prove the existence of a national standard of care and failed to show proximate cause. On July 19, 1993, the trial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Hill v. Medlantic Health Care GroupDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- District of Columbia v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Liser v. SmithDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Convit v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Thone v. Regional West Medical CenterNebraska Supreme Court · 2008
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