Washington v. Washington Hospital Center

Decided August 3, 1990. Michael W. Farrell wrote the opinion for the court.

579 A.2d 177 · Cited 108 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Clyde Mattox v. United States · 146 U.S. 140
• Levi Ex Rel. Levi v. Montgomery · 120 N.W.2d 383
• Washington Healthcare Corp. v. Barrow · 531 A.2d 226
• Crooks v. Williams · 508 A.2d 912
• Remmer v. United States · 347 U.S. 227
• Meek v. Shepard · 484 A.2d 579
• Lamphier v. Washington Hospital Center · 524 A.2d 729
• Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. Allen · 509 A.2d 619
• Sponaugle v. Pre-Term, Inc. · 411 A.2d 366
• Otis Elevator Co. v. Henderson · 514 A.2d 784
• Group Health Ass'n v. District of Columbia General Hospital · 540 A.2d 1104
• Morrison v. MacNamara · 407 A.2d 555
• District of Columbia v. White · 442 A.2d 159
• Ceco Corp. v. Coleman · 441 A.2d 940
• Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 506 A.2d 1100
• District of Columbia v. Peters · 527 A.2d 1269
• District of Columbia v. Davis · 386 A.2d 1195
• Catlett v. United States · 545 A.2d 1202
• Harris v. Cafritz Memorial Hospital · 364 A.2d 135
• Washington Hospital Center v. Martin · 454 A.2d 306
• Capitol Hill Hospital v. Jones · 532 A.2d 89
• Ornoff v. Kuhn and Kogan Chartered · 549 A.2d 728
• Brooks v. United States · 536 A.2d 1091

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• Paul v. Bier · 758 A.2d 40
• Burton v. United States · 668 F. Supp. 2d 86
• Cleary v. Group Health Association · 691 A.2d 148
• Nwaneri v. Sandidge · 931 A.2d 466
• Carmichael v. Carmichael · 597 A.2d 1326
• District of Columbia v. Murtaugh · 728 A.2d 1237
• Hall v. George A. Fuller Co. · 621 A.2d 848
• Kane v. Ryan · 596 A.2d 562
• Bederson v. United States of America · 935 F. Supp. 2d 48
• Estate of Kurstin v. Lordan · 25 A.3d 54

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