Legal Opinion
Deramus v. DONOVAN, LEISURE, NEWTON
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 27, 2006No. 00-CV-1679PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Senior Judge:
After the death of her husband Frank Deramus in 1991, appellant Jody Deramus filed suit in federal court against Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson National”) for failing to disclose that her husband had tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”) during a medical examination administered through the company three years earlier. 1 Appellant retained a law firm, appellee Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine (“Donovan”), to represent her in that lawsuit. 2
After receiving an unfavorable decision in her federal case, and after taking Donovan’s…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Clayton v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Cratty v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Williamson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- Kca v. BzaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007