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· 3/4/1988

Glisson v. Loxley

Citations

  • 366 S.E.2d 68
  • 235 Va. 62
  • 4 Va. Law Rep. 1987
  • 1988 Va. LEXIS 29

How courts have described this case

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  • any tort based on health care, including a patient's battery claim against a health care provider, is subject to the medical malpractice review process
  • physician under no duty independent of special contract to perform a specified type of operation
  • “[T]he mere fact that plaintiff has sought recovery for pain and suffering does not, standing alone, convert [a] contract claim into an action in tort.”
  • battery claim constitutes action for malpractice

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Judges: Compton

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