Lingering questions about a breakdown in hospital communications led a Southside judge this month to allow access to a hospital’s policy for X-ray reports in a medical malpractice case. The ruling came just days after the former patient died of ...

Tagged with: Judge Leslie Osborn Mecklenburg County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice

A four-vehicle chain-reaction collision occurred on Nov. 23, 2009, in Farmville. The plaintiff, a 56-year-old male, was the driver of the first vehicle in a line of three vehicles stopped at a red light. The defendant failed to stop and ...

Tagged with: Judge Leslie Osborn Personal Injury Prince Edward County Circuit Court

This case stemmed from an automobile accident where liability was admitted. The parties entered into a $250,000-$50,000 high/low agreement. All of the doctors involved in the case agreed that the plaintiff had significant pre-existing degenerative disc disease prior to the ...

Tagged with: Cumberland County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Osborn Personal Injury

The plaintiff, a 23-year-old woman, sustained a fractured humerus in her right (dominant) arm in an episode of domestic violence. She was eventually seen by the defendant orthopedic surgeon, who planned operative repair with the use of an intramedullary rod. ...

Tagged with: Judge Leslie Osborn Mecklenburg County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice