BURKE v. GROOVER, CHRISTIE & MERRITT, P.C.

Nos. 07-CV-1407, 07-CV-1420.

26 A.3d 292 (2011)

Sharon K. BURKE, Appellant, v. GROOVER, CHRISTIE & MERRITT, P.C., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Malone , with whom Raymond B. Herschthal , Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Alfred F. Belcuore , Washington, DC, for appellees.

Before RUIZ and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and Ferren, Senior Judge.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

After suffering a stroke in October of 2000, appellant sued appellees for medical malpractice. Following a jury verdict and judgment for appellant on March 19, 2004, appellees challenged application of District of Columbia law to the amount of non-economic damages allowed; and, on appeal, we agreed that the Maryland cap on non-economic damages applied to appellant's claim. See Drs. Groover, Christie & Merritt, P.C. v. Burke,

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