Legal Opinion

Morowitz v. Marvel

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 5, 1980No. 79-677PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Associate Judge:

Appellants are before this court seeking reversal of an order dismissing their amended complaint which alleged in three counts: abuse of process, malicious prosecution, and professional negligence. We are urged to review and revise the law in this jurisdiction regarding a physician’s cause of action against attorneys who institute seemingly frivolous medical malpractice actions. Having reviewed the record before us, we conclude the trial court did not commit error in dismissing the amended complaint. We therefore affirm.

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The facts are undisputed. On or about May…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Goodman v. KennedyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Martin v. TrevinoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Norton v. HinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. Drago v. BuonagurioNew York Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by99 opinions

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  4. Andrew Whelan v. Tyler AbellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  5. Christopher G. Pitt, Sr. And Tela Hansom-Pitt v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007

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