Legal Opinion
Drevenak v. Abendschein
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 2001No. 98-CV-1097PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
After a bench trial in this medical malpractice matter, which involved a total knee joint replacement and allegations of improperly treated infection, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of appel-lee, Dr. Walter Abendschein. Appellant Lucinda Drevenak filed a timely appeal, alleging that: (1) the trial court used the wrong legal standard in assessing the expert testimony, and thus, based its judgment on “unsupported” testimony rather than “well-validated, documented and supported testimony”; (2) “the trial court did not utilize the correct standards of Frye 1 and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Dyas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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