R. & G. Orthopedic Appliances & Prosthetics, Inc. v. Curtin

How courts have described this case

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• holding that appellate courts should not reverse in civil cases if they are fairly assured that the outcome would have been the same absent the error
• establishing that, for harmless error analysis in a civil case, this court must examine whether it can say with “fair assurance” that the verdict was not “substantially swayed” by the error
• “Where the negligence of two defendants contributes to a single injury, both are jointly and severally liable, regardless of the degree of negligence on the part of each.” (citing Hill v. McDonald, 442 A.2d 133, 137–38 (D.C. 1982))

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