Legal Opinion
Nwaneri v. Sandidge
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 2007No. 05-CV-1202PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Dr. Ngozika J. Nwaneri, seeks reversal of the trial court’s denial of a Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, or in the alternative, for a new trial. Appellant contends that Dr. Steven P. Woratyla, appellee’s expert, failed to provide a sufficient foundational basis for his knowledge of the national standard of care in performing below-the-knee surgery on claudicant patients, 1 or to provide a basis for his expert opinion that appellant deviated from the national standard of care. Contrary to appellee’s assertions, Dr. Wor-atyla’s expertise in…
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- District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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