Legal Opinion
Washington Healthcare Corp. v. Barrow
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 1, 1987No. 85-689, 85-899PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
The judgment appealed from arises out of the failure to notify a patient of an x-ray report that suggested an early cancerous condition of the lungs and the related fail-tire to treat the developing cancer for almost a year. We reject the appellant hospital’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence of its liability, but agree with the hospital’s contention that it was entitled to a credit as a result of the patient’s settlement with her personal physician, and therefore remand for a clarification of the trial court’s ruling on that point. We remand also for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Joseph Martello v. Thelma HawleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Constance Snowden v. D. C. Transit System, Inc., and James L. IveyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Georgia Hall and Edward Hall v. General Motors Corporation, Buick Division, Larry Buick, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Russell L. Dawson v. Contractors Transport Corp. Magazine Bros. Construction Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- First American Corp. v. Al-NahyanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
- District of Columbia v. ShannonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Berg v. FooterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Kling v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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