Legal Opinion
LEDSTROM BY AND THROUGH LEDSTROM v. Keeling
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 27, 1998No. 1:96-cv-00502PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MILLER, District Judge.
This is a medical malpractice action against two Colorado physicians for injuries allegedly caused by their misdiagnosis and improper treatment. The pleadings and arguments of the parties raise the issue of how applicable Colorado statutes limit the recovery against health care professionals for non-economic losses associated with physical impairment and disfigurement. There exists no reported precedent on this issue. 1
Jurisdiction
This is an action by Minnesota citizens against Colorado physicians for their treatment of the plaintiff in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- People v. TerrySupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Scholz v. Metropolitan Pathologists, P.C.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Sender v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Preston v. DupontSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- Dupont v. PrestonColorado Court of Appeals · 2000
- Preston v. DupontSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001