The Supreme Court of Virginia certified a pending judicial vacancy in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, stating the vacancy “should be filled in the manner prescribed by law.” The high court announced the certification on Jan. 12 in a letter to ...

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Plaintiff, a 48-year-old female, underwent a laparoscopic hysterectomy, later converted to an open procedure, on Oct. 3, 2013, performed by the defendant OB-GYN and his partner. In the three days following surgery, plaintiff was unable to void, with suspicion of ...

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Medical records have come a long way from the “clipboard hung on the foot of the bed,” in the words of one judge, and hospitals are increasingly being asked to turn over the digital data behind the modern electronic medical ...

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In this medical malpractice case, a Hampton Circuit Court orders defendant hospital to provide its Policies and Procedures Manual, as well as the requested Audit Trail, including metadata. Many Virginia circuit courts have ruled on this issue within the last ...

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