United States DC Circuit

Under D.C. law, expert testimony describing the standard of care only with respect to an ultimate goal that the defendant failed to meet, instead of either any "practices in fact generally followed" or some nationally recognized standard, is insufficient for the plaintiff to prevail in a negligence action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/16/2001
• Decided 04/03/2001
• Published 04/03/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, GINSBURG, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arthur H. Jones, Jr. argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Robert T. Lehman, Cynthia J. Morris, and Heather E. Gange.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald B. Mitchell, Jr. argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief was James H. Hulme.