Medical practice was liable, doctor was not 
By Peter Vieth
Published: May 14, 2013
Tags: Judge Johnny E. Morrison, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Portsmouth Circuit Court, Supreme Court of Virginia News
The Supreme Court of Virginia has reinstated a jury verdict against a Portsmouth medical practice for alleged sloppy management in the case of a 24-year-old patient who died of pneumonia. The trial judge ruled the $3.5-million verdict had to be set aside because the jury made inconsistent findings – exonerating the doctor, but finding the [...]
Court Sets Aside $3.5M Med-Mal Award
By Deborah Elkins
Published: April 25, 2011
Tags: Judge Johnny E. Morrison, Medical Malpractice, Portsmouth Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Portsmouth Circuit Court sets aside a $3.5 million med-mal award because the verdict form showed the jury did not find the doctor liable, but found the doctor’s practice group liable, and there was no evidence that the practice group was independently liable for alleged failure to communicate a diagnosis of pneumonia to decedent. The [...]
Jury verdict creates issue of respondeat superior – Plaintiff’s Verdict Set Aside
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 25, 2011
Tags: Judge Johnny E. Morrison, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Portsmouth Circuit Court
The estate of a 24-year-old decedent alleged at trial that the defendant doctor and his group were liable for the failure of the doctor to timely advise the decedent of the presence of pneumonia as evidenced by a chest X-ray. The jury returned a $3,500,000 verdict (later reduced to $1,850,000 pursuant to the medical malpractice [...]
Portsmouth judge sets aside $3.5 med-mal award
By Alan Cooper
Published: April 19, 2011
Tags: Judge Johnny E. Morrison, Medical Malpractice, Portsmouth Circuit Court
A Portsmouth judge has set aside a $3.5 million verdict against a medical practice group because the verdict exonerated the employee-physician who the plaintiff alleged was negligent. The doctor’s office allegedly dialed the wrong phone number, then failed to follow up, to let a man know that test results showed pneumonia, not an upper respiratory [...]
Man dies from pneumonia before learning of diagnosis – $3,500,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 17, 2011
Tags: Judge Johnny E. Morrison, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Portsmouth Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
The 24-year-old decedent went to the defendant doctor with chest pain and a cough. He was diagnosed with chestwall pain and prescribed a narcotic pain reliever. The decedent returned the next day with complaints of increased chest pain and spitting up blood-stained sputum. He was perspiring and vomiting in the doctor’s waiting room. He was [...]
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