Tort – Defamation – ER Treatment – ‘Euthanized’ Patient

By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 28, 2010

Tags: Judge Jonathan M. Apgar, Roanoke Circuit Court, Tort, Virginia Circuit Courts

A contract anesthesiologist can sue a hospital and its house trauma surgeon for defamation for telling the anesthesiologist, “you just euthanized my patient,” and communicating that statement to other hospital staff; but the other comments made by the surgeon were statement of opinion and are not actionable, says a Roanoke City Circuit Court. Both plaintiff and ...

Login required


You have clicked on a link to information that is exclusive to VA Lawyers Weekly subscribers.

	User Name/E-mail: Password:	Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions on how to get premium web access, click here. Forgot Password?

Interested in Subscribing?

Start by choosing how you'd like your news delivered. (Roll mouse over pictures below)

- Print and Online -

- Online Only -

Comments

You must be logged in to post comments.

Virginia Lawyers Weekly