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Pettus v.Gottfried
No. 040915Supreme Court of Virginia
040915 Pettus v.Gottfried 01/14/2005 In a wrongful death case alleging medical negligence it was error for the trial court to receive certain portions of deposition testimony from treating physicians offered b…
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040915 Pettus v.Gottfried 01/14/2005 In a wrongful death case alleging medical negligence it was error for the trial court to rec…
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040915 Pettus v.Gottfried 01/14/2005 In a wrongful death case alleging medical negligence it was error for the trial court to receive certain portions of deposition testimony from treating physicians offered by the defense that were not based upon reasonable medical probability. Arguments concerning waiver of objections by offering proof of the same nature and the impact of Code § 8.01-399 on proof relating to medical diagnoses and treatment are also discussed. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded.
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