Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Pannu
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 2003No. 02-CV-251PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
This is another medical malpractice case in which a patient sues in the District of Columbia, where the doctor regularly practices, and the doctor moves to dismiss on “inconvenient forum” grounds because the alleged negligence took place in a Maryland hospital. Of obvious significance in the litigation strategy of each party is the fact that Maryland law requires the patient, first, to consider arbitration and, in any event, to accept a cap on recovery,1 whereas District of Columbia law imposes no such barriers. It often is unclear in such cases, under choice of law…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Carr v. Bio-Medical Applications of Washington, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Smith v. Alder Branch Realty Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Coulibaly v. MalaquiasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Ussery v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Garcia v. AA Roofing Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
- WILLIAM GARCIA v. AA ROOFING COMPANY, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015