JACOBSON v. PANNU

No. 02-CV-251.

822 A.2d 1080 (2003)

Jeff JACOBSON, M.D., et al., Appellants, v. Sardul Singh PANNU and Surinderjit Grewal Pannu, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Nash, and Leonard W. Dooren for appellants.

Bruce J. Klores, Washington, DC, and Patricia C. Karppi for appellees.

Before RUIZ and REID, Associate Judges, and FERREN, Senior Judge.


FERREN, Senior Judge:

This is another medical malpractice case in which a patient sues in the District of Columbia, where the doctor regularly practices, and the doctor moves to dismiss on "inconvenient forum" grounds because the alleged negligence took place in a Maryland hospital. Of obvious significance in the litigation strategy of each party is the fact that Maryland law requires the patient, first, to consider arbitration and, in any event, to accept a cap on...

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