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LASLEY v. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

No. 95-SP-1341.

688 A.2d 1381 (1997)

Michael Alan LASLEY, Appellant, v. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Lasley, for appellant.

Allen P. Waxman, with whom Robert P. Watkins and Timothy S. Driscoll, Washington, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL and KING, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

In this case we answer a certified question of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The issue is whether the plaintiff must present medical opinion testimony on causation to establish a prima facie case of negligence. The Circuit Court of Appeals has certified this question of law in accordance with the District of Columbia certification statute. D.C.Code § 11-723 (1995). See generally Penn...

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