Physician blamed for failing to detect ruptured diaphragm – Defense Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 4, 2011
Tags: Judge Michael Lee Moore, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Russell County Circuit Court
The 76-year-old decedent was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 1 and was admitted to the hospital under the care of the defendant family care physician. Among other things, studies revealed a left pulmonary contusion, atelectasis of the left lung, compression fracture of the L4 vertebra and right rib fractures. The decedent subsequently [...]
No Defamation Claim for Photo Publication
By Deborah Elkins
Published: March 11, 2011
Tags: Judge Robert P. Doherty Jr., Russell County Circuit Court, Tort, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Roanoke judge sitting in Russell County Circuit Court says a former clerk of that court cannot sue a newspaper for defamation for including in a story about her son, a lawyer who was disciplined by the Virginia State Bar, a family photograph that included the clerk, which she said implied that she had been [...]
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