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DC: Failure to Provide $22.00 Flowmeter: Lack of Device Results in $277,000 Verdict.
Publication: The Regan Report on Medical Law Publication Date: 01-FEB-99 Author: TAMMELLEO, A. DAVID |
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CASE FACTS: On July 28, 1992, Russell Brown, who was serving a sentence as a youthful offender at the Lorton Youth Center, died of asthma. On July 27, 1983, Brown's mother, Linda Wilson, brought suit against the District of Columbia, pursuant to wrongful death and survival statutes alleging medical malpractice and other negligence. At the time of his death the patient had been incarcerated for approximately one...
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