Legal Opinion
George Washington University v. Waas
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 1994No. 92-CV-985PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of $650,000 for medical malpractice against appellants George Washington University (“GWU”) and two doctors in that university’s hospital. 1 The verdict was based upon the negligent failure of the defendants to diagnose appellee Murray Waas’s colon cancer during a period of treatment from October 1984 to March 1985. The diagnosis of colon cancer was eventually made by a doctor in another hospital in January 1987.
At trial, considerable disputed evidence was introduced about Mr. Waas’s failure to faithfully follow the instructions of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Colbert v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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