Legal Opinion
Estate of Kurstin v. Lordan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 21, 2011No. 07-CV-1221PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an equitable contribution case derived from a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff and settling anesthesiologist entered into an unusual contractual arrangement to preserve the anesthesiologist’s claim of contribution from the non-settling surgeon, but solely for the purpose of assigning that claim back to the plaintiff for her ultimate benefit. The non-settling surgeon contends that the settling parties had contracted that contribution claim away. Contrary to the trial court’s ruling, we conclude that the settling parties have the better argument, and thus we affirm.
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