Legal Opinion
Samuels v. Doctors Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1979No. 76-4202PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Appellant J. D. Samuels, Jr. brought this diversity action for medical malpractice against Dr. Warren D. Long, Dr. Heinz K. Faludi, and Doctors Hospital, Inc., and their respective insurers, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul), Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford) and Insurance Company of North America (INA).1 The district court granted the identical motions for summary judgment presented by St. Paul, Hartford and Dr. Faludi, on the ground that the opposing deposition testimony of Mr. Samuels’ non-resident medical expert witnesses was inadmissible…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Ardoin v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hilda Hegger, of the Estate of Fred P. Hegger, Plaintiff-Appellee v. George E. Green, and St. Luke's Hospital Center, Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Joseph C. Plyler v. Wheaton Van Lines, an Indiana Corporation and Raymond G. HuttonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Sires v. LukeDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1982
- The Royal Bank of Canada v. Trentham CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Gustavo A. Pesantes, Jr., as Administrator of the Succession of Gustavo Adolph Pesantes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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