Legal Opinion
Jones v. Howard University, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1991No. 87-650PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
On this appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant hospital and physician, the issue is whether a mother who underwent a diagnostic x-ray and surgery during the first trimester of her pregnancy can recover for the mental distress she experienced out of concern for her health and the health of her unborn twins where the treating physician and hospital were negligent in failing to ascertain and inform her that she was pregnant and in failing to warn her of potential consequences of those procedures before performing them but where the twins were…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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