CLEARY v. GROUP HEALTH ASSOCIATION

No. 95-CV-1329.

691 A.2d 148 (1997)

Daniel F. CLEARY, Appellant, v. GROUP HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mona Lyons, with whom Peter Butcher, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Michael F. Flynn, Jr., Washington, DC, with whom Pamela J. Dubret, Rockville, MD, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL, KING, and REID, Associate Judges.


KING, Associate Judge:

Daniel F. Cleary appeals the trial court's grant of a directed verdict in favor of Group Health Association ("GHA") entered at the close of all the evidence in Cleary's medical malpractice action, and the trial court's denial of Cleary's motion for a new trial. Cleary contends that he was not required to present medical expert testimony that GHA physicians breached the standards of care, arguing that: (1) the principles of informed consent should...

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