Legal Opinion
Williams v. Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses & Missionaries
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 2007No. 06-CV-644PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents one question: Was the plaintiff/appellant required to present expert medical testimony on causation to support her claim of damages for pain and suffering allegedly caused by the negligence of hospital employees in transferring her onto a gurney for transport? We answer that question yes and no. The trial judge concluded that expert testimony was necessary to establish causation as to all aspects of appellant’s claim, and granted summary judgment to the defendants (hereafter “the Hospital”) when she did not designate such an expert. We conclude…
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