Legal Opinion
Waldman v. Levine
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1988No. 86-1405PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellants Marvin Waldman and Daniel Steven (appellants) are attorneys who represented appellee Essie L. Swann (Swann) in an action for medical malpractice arising out of the death of her daughter Beatrice Swann Pratt. Swann, administratrix of her daughter’s estate, sued appellants for legal malpractice, alleging that they had been negligent in representing her in the medical malpractice action. Appellants principally appeal the jury verdict on the grounds that (1) Swann’s legal expert distorted the standard of care for attorneys in medical malpractice actions, and (2)…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lysick v. WalcomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- O'NEIL v. BerganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Rorrer v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
- Schauer v. JoyceNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- David R. Williams v. Harold MordkofskyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Stone v. SatrianaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
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