Legal Opinion
Eric T. v. National Medical Enterprises, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 21, 1997No. 95-CV-1118, 96-CV-12, -77, -1438, -1439, -1609, & -1874PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
These consolidated appeals and cross-appeals arise from suits brought by former patients at certain psychiatric hospitals, and by parents of former patients, against various corporate entities which operate or control these hospitals and against individual psychiatrists who treated the complaining patients. In their complaints, the plaintiffs have alleged medical malpractice, fraud, civil conspiracy, and a number of other torts. In each case, a trial judge dismissed the complaint pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens, which is codified in this jurisdiction…
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