Legal Opinion
Awa v. Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1984No. Nos. 83-1931, 83-1945 and 83-2117PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal combines several medical malpractice actions, each dismissed by the Superior Court of Guam on the ground that the plaintiffs had failed to comply with Guam’s Medical Malpractice Claims Mandatory Screening and Mandatory Arbitration Act (“the Act”) prior to bringing suit. On appeal to the Appellate Division of the District Court of Guam, the three-judge panel found “it impossible to construe the Act so as to give effect to its contradictory and incomplete provisions.” Hammonds v. Boonprakong, CIV 81-003A, slip op. at 2 (D.Guam App.Div.1983). We affirm.
I. THE ACT
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- United States v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. ShireySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. Marubeni America Corporation and Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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