Legal Opinion
Weiner v. Kneller
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 1989No. 86-1322PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
On November 8,1985 Denise Weiner died of a progressive malignant lesion of the chest called a diffuse histiocytic lymphona. Before her death, Mrs. Weiner sought diagnosis and treatment by defendant-appel-lees, physicians at the Yater Clinic. The physicians misread initial x-rays and misdiagnosed the illness. On January 9, 1986, decedent’s widower, John Weiner, amended a prior action 1 alleging medical malpractice to seek damages for a wrongful death claim on behalf of himself and his minor daughter, a survival action for the benefit of the decedent’s estate, and a claim…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Mrs. Bessie Reppond Murphy, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Earl Mohon v. Magnolia Electric Power AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Raymond Johnson v. H.K. Webster, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by41 opinions
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