Legal Opinion
Logan v. Providence Hospital, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 2, 2001No. 98-CV-1095PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This appeal raises the knotty problem whether a non-settling defendant has a right to a credit for a plaintiffs settlement with another defendant, complicated by a choice of law question. Appellant challenges an order of the Superior Court applying District of Columbia law and granting pro tanto reduction of a jury award in her malpractice case against Providence Hospital in the amount of a settlement in a related negligence case in Maryland against other defendants.
Appellant claims that the trial court incorrectly applied District of Columbia law in deciding whether to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- District of Columbia v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan, Inc. v. StutsmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Swigert v. WelkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Constance Snowden v. D. C. Transit System, Inc., and James L. IveyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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