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WILLIAMS v. LUCY HAYES NAT. TRAINING SCHOOL

No. 06-CV-644.

924 A.2d 1000 (2007)

Ella Jean WILLIAMS, et al., Appellants, v. LUCY WEBB HAYES NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEACONESSES AND MISSIONARIES t/a Sibley Memorial Hospital, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Hopkins, for appellants.

Robert W. Goodson, with whom Timothy Altemus, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, and FARRELL and FISHER, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents one question: Was the plaintiff/appellant required to present expert medical testimony on causation to support her claim of damages for pain and suffering allegedly caused by the negligence of hospital employees in transferring her onto a gurney for transport? We answer that question yes and no. The trial judge concluded that expert testimony was necessary to establish causation as to all aspects of appellant's claim...

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