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No med-mal cap

Judge allows negligent credentialing claim

A Virginia judge has ruled that a patient’s negligent credentialing claim against a hospital owner is outside the state’s Medical Malpractice Act, effectively removing any cap on the patient’s recovery for that claim. The Supreme Court of Virginia has not yet decided whether a patient can sue a health care facility for negligently allowing a doctor ...