$1.5M
Medical Malpractice
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Case Details
Judgment affirmed for a youngster whose legs had to be amputated below the knee because his doctor negligently failed to properly diagnose his serious illness.
Additional Notes
The D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment of $1,525,000 for a youngster whose legs had to be amputated below the knee because his doctor negligently failed to properly diagnose his serious illness. The court held that the trial judge did not abuse her discretion in refusing to allow the doctor to voluntarily dismiss a cross-claim for contribution against the hospital with which the plaintiff had settled a malpractice claim, where that dismissal would have had the effect of reducing the plaintiff’s judgment against the doctor by $575,000.