Legal Opinion
Washington v. Washington Hospital Center
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 3, 1990No. 89-829, 89-830PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This appeal and cross-appeal arise from a jury verdict in a medical malpractice action against the Washington Hospital Center (WHC or the hospital) in favor of LaVerne Alice Thompson, a woman who suffered permanent catastrophic brain injury from oxygen deprivation in the course of general anesthesia for elective surgery. Appellants, the mother and daughters of the injured woman, challenge the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant hospital on their claims for loss of consortium with Ms. Thompson. As we are bound by precedent holding such…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- District of Columbia v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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