· 11/2/2001
Didato v. Strehler
Citations
- 554 S.E.2d 42
- 262 Va. 617
- 2001 Va. LEXIS 119
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “plaintiffs pled sufficient facts which, if proven at trial, would permit the finder of fact to conclude that the defendants assumed the duty to convey to the plaintiffs the correct results of their daughter’s test, which indicated that she carried the sickle cell trait”
- asserting the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 323 is an embodiment of the common law principle
- determining whether plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to support theory of assumed duty
- determining whether plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to support theory of assumed duty
- discussing the duties of those who take charge of a helpless person
- pseudo-wrongful birth case; doctors assumed duty to tell non-patient plaintiffs the correct results of their daughter’s sickle cell trait test
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Judges: Hassell
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