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CAUMAN v. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY,

No. 91-CV-710.

630 A.2d 1104 (1993)

Anne CAUMAN, et al., Appellants, v. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr., Washington, DC, for appellants.

Alfred F. Belcuore, with whom Joseph Montedonico, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee George Washington University.

Daniel E. Schultz, Washington, DC, for appellee Children's Hosp.

Before FERREN, TERRY, and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellants, husband and wife, filed this action seeking damages for emotional injuries caused by the alleged negligence of appellees' employees which ultimately resulted in the "wrongful birth" of a disabled child. The trial court dismissed the case under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Our decisions have left open the question of whether such a claim may be asserted under District of...

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