Legal Opinion

Gilbert v. Miodovnik

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 18, 2010No. 07-CV-315PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Appellants Saara Abdul-Haqq and Michael Gilbert brought this medical malpractice action on behalf of themselves and their minor son, Ilyaas Gilbert, who suffered severe injuries at the time of his birth. They claim that Dr. Menachem Miodovnik, an employee of the Washington Hospital Center (“WHC”), was negligent *985because he did not intervene to alter the treatment plan the District of Columbia Birth Center (“DCBC”), an association of nurse-midwives, had developed for assisting the birth. Dr. Miodovnik, who never met or examined Mrs. Abdul-Haqq, discussed her care with a…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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3Cited by23 opinions

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