Legal Opinion
Snyder v. George Washington University
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 2006No. 02-CV-1395PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
Appellant Leroy Saunders (“Saunders”) appeals the trial court’s entry of a directed verdict in his medical malpractice case against George Washington University (“GWU”) on the grounds that he failed to establish his prima facie case. Saunders contends that the testimony of his expert witness, Dr. Oswald Hoffler (“Dr. Hof-fler”), was sufficient to establish that GWU’s breach of a national standard of care proximately caused his injuries. In addition, Saunders argues that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to admit the deposition of another expert witness,…
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