Legal Opinion
Aikman v. Kanda
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 2009No. 07-CV-562PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant Evelyn Aikman appeals from the trial court’s denial of her motion for a new trial in her medical malpractice action against Dr. Louis Kanda and his (former) practice group, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates, P.C. We affirm the trial court’s ruling.
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In October 2001, Aikman was admitted to the Washington Hospital Center for surgery to repair her mitral valve (the valve between the heart’s left atrium and left ventricle). Dr. Kanda, a cardiac surgeon, performed the open-heart operation on October 3, 2001. Following the surgery, Aikman was slow to…
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