Legal Opinion
Gubbins v. Hurson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 2005No. 03-CV-780PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Mary C. Gubbins and Shelton Davis appeal the judgment entered against them following the trial by jury of their medical malpractice claims against Susan Hurson, M.D., Jae-Koo Kim, M.D., Northwest Anesthesiology Group, P.C., and Sibley Memorial Hospital. We hold that the trial court erred in admitting previously undisclosed expert opinion testimony and in refusing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Taken together, these errors entitle appellants to a new trial.
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In late December 1996, Mary Gubbins underwent surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital to…
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