‘Due Diligence’ is for Service, Not Expert 
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Published: March 9, 2012
Tags: Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., Medical Malpractice, Supreme Court of Virginia
A medical malpractice plaintiff who failed to serve a defendant doctor within 12 months of filing suit can’t extend the time to serve him by showing that she used due diligence during that time period to search for an expert to support her claim, as required by Va. Code § 8.01-20.1, and the Virginia Supreme ...
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