Legal Opinion
Stutsman v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1988No. 87-143, 87-265PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
These consolidated appeals present claim preclusion and choice of law issues. Donald Jeremy Stutsman (Stutsman) filed two lawsuits in the District of Columbia against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Capital Area Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser), 1 two District of Columbia corporations, as a result of the death of his wife, Mary Thomas Stutsman. In appeal No. 87-143, Stuts-man, the executor of the estate of his deceased wife, appeals the dismissal of his wrongful death action, which the trial court dismissed under res judicata principles as a result of the prior…
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