Legal Opinion
DiFilippo v. Beck
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 25, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-456PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiff, John R. DiFilippo, seeks compensatory damages from the defendant medical doctors, Joseph R. Beck and Charles Karpinski, for injuries plaintiff allegedly sustained as a result of defendants’ malpractice committed during their course of treatment of the plaintiff for back pain, leg weakness and kidney stones. (Docket Item [“D.I.”] 1.) Jurisdic tion exists by virtue of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). 1
Defendants have now petitioned this Court to convene a “malpractice review panel” pursuant to 18 Del.C. § 6814 for the purpose of…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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