Legal Opinion
Diffenderfer v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 21, 2009No. Civil Case 08-1338 (RJL)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.
Before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss filed by a subset of the defendants in this medical malpractice suit: Verne Betlach, Custom RX Compounding and Natural Pharmacy, and Custom RX Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. (“Pharmacy Defendants”). The Pharmacy Defendants argue that the plaintiffs suit must be dismissed because he failed to comply with a mandatory notice provision of the District of Columbia Medical Malpractice Proceedings Act of 2006 (“MMPA”). 1 Plaintiff, not surprisingly, contends that he was not required to comply with the MMPA…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Theodore R. Bledsoe, M.D. v. Brian Crowley, M.D. v. Sylvia Friedman, M.DCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Davis v. Grant Park Nursing Home LPDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Hallinan v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lewis v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- Coleman v. Washington Hospital Center Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Brashear v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Carmichael v. WestDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Coleman v. Washington Hospital Center Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2010
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