Legal Opinion
Hinch v. Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 2003No. 01-CV-1297PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This medical malpractice case tests the scope of what is generally called the “sham affidavit” doctrine. The trial court granted the summary judgment motion of ap-pellee Sibley Memorial Hospital on the ground that appellant Hinch had failed to establish by expert medical testimony that Sibley’s alleged negligence had caused Hinch’s claimed injuries. The trial court did so notwithstanding the fact that a medical expert by affidavit attached to Hinch’s opposition to Sibley’s summary judgment motion stated that in her opinion, to a reasonable degree of medical…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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