Legal Opinion
National Health Laboratories, Inc. v. Ahmadi
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 1991No. 89-1247, 89-1305PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
The plaintiff in this litigation suffered permanent paralysis as a result of misdiagnosis of her ailment. She brought a malpractice action against the two appellants, one the medical group that was treating the plaintiff and the other a laboratory which improperly conducted a blood test. A jury found both appellants negligent. The principal issue in these consolidated appeals is whether the trial court erred in refusing to hold either appellant solely responsible for the judgment, either by way of indemnification or superseding cause as a matter of law, and instead…
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