Posted in Writs Granted on Aug 26th, 2011
The Supreme Court of Virginia will review a Roanoke trial judge’s ruling that a physician’s medical notes provided corroboration for the physician’s testimony that he advised a patient to see an endocrinologist because he suspected the patient had Cushing’s syndrome. The patient’s widow alleged that he died from complications of the syndrome because the physician [...]
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Posted in Writs Granted on Aug 23rd, 2011
The Supreme Court of Virginia will have the opportunity to define just what constitutes “good cause” to excuse missing the deadline for filing a transcript. The court recently granted writs for two criminal defendants who had their appeals dismissed in the court of appeals because they missed the filing deadline. The “good cause” exception of [...]
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Posted in Writs Granted on Aug 8th, 2011
A woman who won a $3.1-million slip-and-fall verdict against a Richmond hotel only to see it capped at $500,000 will get to ask for the full award from the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court has granted a writ in the case of Ava Blount, who contended her broken ankle developed into chronic regional pain [...]
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