Legal Opinion
Sibley Memorial Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1998No. 97-AA-263PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Senior Judge:
Sibley Memorial Hospital (Petitioner) petitions this court for review of the decision of the Director of the Department of Employment Services (DOES), upholding a Compensation Order a DOES Hearing Examiner entered that Petitioner pay to Ms. Ann Garrett (Claimant) “the medical expenses associated with Dr. Azer and Dr. Goald.” The Hearing Examiner found that “Claimant did not engage in an unauthorized change of physicians, and that the third surgical procedure [which Drs. Goald and Azer had performed] was reasonable and necessary.” 1 Upon this record, we are constrained to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Perkins v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Colton v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Mushroom Transportation v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Ceco Steel, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Munson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Children's National Medical Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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