District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 12/31/1987
Haymon v. Wilkerson
Citations
- 535 A.2d 880
- 1987 D.C. App. LEXIS 514
- 1987 WL 31235
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that plaintiff must establish that had she learned of impairment during her pregnancy, she would have terminated pregnancy
- noting the rationale of a decision denying a wrongful-pregnancy claim was “misplaced in the context of [a] wrongful birth case” because “the claimed injury and the economic relief sought . . . are completely distinct”
- extraordinary medical and other expenses, recoverable; no claim made for ordinary child-rearing expenses; postmajority expenses left unresolved
- parent of Down’s Syndrome child has cause of action for wrongful birth where physician failed to properly advise amniocentesis
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Judges: Newman, Rogers, Steadman
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22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Tri-G, Inc. v. Burke, Bosselman & WeaverIllinois Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 177×
- Jane Doe, and Jane Roe and Jane Roe 2, Proposed-Intervenors-Appellants v. Oberweis DairySeventh Circuit· 2006-08-31· cited 162×
- Lininger Ex Rel. Lininger v. EisenbaumSupreme Court of Colorado· 1988-11-28· cited 66×
- Atraqchi v. GUMC Unified Billing ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-01-10· cited 50×
- Canesi Ex Rel. Canesi v. WilsonSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1999-06-17· cited 46×
- Pamela Plowman and Jeremy Plowman v. Fort Madison Community Hospital, Pil Kang, John Paiva, Davis Radiology, P.C., Leah Steffensmeier, the Women's Center, and Fort Madison Physicians and SurgeonsSupreme Court of Iowa· 2017-06-02· cited 46×
- Reed v. CampagnoloCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1993-09-17· cited 44×
- Arche v. United StatesSupreme Court of Kansas· 1990-08-31· cited 37×
- Viccaro v. MilunskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-01· cited 36×
- Garrison Ex Rel. Garrison v. Medical Center of Delaware Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware· 1990-10-09· cited 32×
- Cauman v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-01-29· cited 28×
- Miller-McGee v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2007-04-12· cited 22×
- Washington v. John T. Rhines Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-08-29· cited 16×
- Schirmer v. Mt. Auburn Obstetrics & Gynecologic Associates, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court· 2006-03-03· cited 16×
- Bader v. JohnsonIndiana Court of Appeals· 1997-01-14· cited 15×
- Campbell v. United StatesEleventh Circuit· 1992-06-15· cited 12×
- Ferenc v. World Child, Inc.District of Columbia· 1997-09-19· cited 10×
- Doe, Jane v. Oberweis DairySeventh Circuit· 2006-07-28
- Amended August 8, 2017 Pamela Plowman and Jeremy Plowman v. Fort Madison Community Hospital, Pil Kang, John Paiva, Davis Radiology, P.C., Leah Steffensmeier, the Women's Center, and Fort Madison Physicians and SurgeonsSupreme Court of Iowa· 2017-06-02
- Wanzer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-09-28
Cites
36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court· 1973-01-22· cited 5,581×
- Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court· 1972-03-22· cited 1,851×
- Becker v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals· 1978-12-27· cited 460×
- Berman v. AllanSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1979-06-26· cited 197×
- Harbeson v. Parke-Davis, Inc.Washington Supreme Court· 1983-02-10· cited 197×
- Turpin v. SortiniCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-05-03· cited 165×
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-10-02· cited 160×
- Bani-Esraili v. LermanNew York Court of Appeals· 1987-02-17· cited 159×
- Custodio v. BauerCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1967-05-24· cited 139×
- Siemieniec v. Lutheran General HospitalIllinois Supreme Court· 1987-08-17· cited 133×
- Schroeder v. PerkelSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1981-07-15· cited 129×
- Procanik by Procanik v. CilloSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1984-08-01· cited 128×
- Troppi v. ScarfMichigan Court of Appeals· 1971-02-26· cited 127×
- University of Arizona Health Sciences Center v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court· 1983-07-20· cited 115×
- Jacobs v. TheimerTexas Supreme Court· 1975-02-19· cited 111×
- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-11-30· cited 102×
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1986-05-20· cited 101×
- James G. v. CasertaWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1985-07-11· cited 92×
- Blake v. CruzIdaho Supreme Court· 1985-04-04· cited 91×
- Smith v. CoteSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 1986-07-09· cited 91×
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