Legal Opinion
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, INC., APPELLANT/CROSS v. JOHN WILLIS, APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 2014No. 13-CV-920, 13-CV-921PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
A jury awarded plaintiff/cross-appellant John Willis $650,000 in damages for an injury arising from negligence by nurses employed by defendant/appellant Providence Hospital (the Hospital) when, after a surgery, they failed to place on his legs sequential compression devices (SCDs) ordered by the surgeon. The Hospital moved to set aside the verdict, arguing that Willis had not proven a causal link between the negligence and his injuries, ultimately the below-knee amputation of both of his legs at another hospital. Willis, in turn, moved for a new trial on damages asserting that the jury’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Romer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Esther Kosberg, Administratrix, Estate of Roberta Ann Clark v. Washington Hospital Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Travers v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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