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WAGNER v. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MED. CENTER

Nos. 96-CV-1388, 96-CV-1688, 96-CV-1980, 97-CV-1205.

768 A.2d 546 (2001)

Irene WAGNER and Francis Wagner, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee, and Arthur I. Kobrine, M.D., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christian Camenisch, for appellants/cross-appellees Irene Wagner and Francis Wagner.

William R. Murray, Jr., Washington, DC, for appellee Georgetown University Medical Center.

Brian J. Nash, with whom Stuart N. Herschfeld, Annapolis, MD, and Leonard Dooren were on the briefs, for appellee/cross-appellant Arthur I. Kobrine, M.D.

Before STEADMAN, FERRELL and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Irene Wagner awoke from back surgery performed at Georgetown University Medical Center to find herself permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Mrs. Wagner and her husband Francis Wagner sued Georgetown and Arthur I. Kobrine, M.D., the primary operating surgeon, for malpractice.1 After protracted pretrial proceedings and a three-week trial, a jury returned a defense...

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