Legal Opinion
Hubbard v. Chidel
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 2002No. 98-CV-221PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge.
This case presents a challenge to the trial court’s post-trial indemnification and contribution ruling relating to a million dollar jury verdict in a medical malpractice case. The trial court decided that: (1) the defendants (here the appellees) were entitled to indemnification from the settling defendants, even though the jury found appellees liable for the injury to the appellant; and (2) the appellant could take no more than the $500,000 she received from the settling defendants.
Finding error, we reverse and remand this matter to the trial court for further…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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