Legal Opinion
Ussery v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 1994No. 93-CV-433PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant brings this appeal from an order dismissing, on the ground of forum non conveniens, her medical malpractice suit against appellee for injuries allegedly resulting from negligent treatment at a Maryland hospital. All of the allegedly tortious conduct occurred in Maryland, and appellant was a Maryland resident when that conduct occurred. The trial court dismissed the case because its only connections with the District of Columbia were the fact that appellant was enrolled in appellee’s health plan through her employment in the District and the fact that appel-lee…
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