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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. PEREZ

No. 95-CV-453.

694 A.2d 882 (1997)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Gloria PEREZ, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. McKay, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Sidney R. Bixler, Assistant Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Bruce J. Klores, Washington, DC, with whom Lesley Zork, Philip Ziperman and David Vega were on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB and REID, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.

MACK, Senior Judge:

Plaintiff Gloria Perez, aunt of decedent Rosa Perez, obtained a jury verdict against the District of Columbia awarding $850,000 in damages under the survival1 and wrongful death2 statutes. The District contends on appeal that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law because Perez failed to establish a prima facie case of medical negligence. The District argues there was insufficient...

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