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· 4/30/1982

Teh Len Chu v. Fairfax Emergency Medical Associates, Ltd.

Citations

  • 290 S.E.2d 820
  • 223 Va. 383
  • 1982 Va. LEXIS 215

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that terms such as “honest mistake” and “bona fide error in judgment” have no place in jury instructions because they “defy rational definition” and “tend to muddle the jury’s understanding of the plaintiffs burden in a malpractice action”
  • terms such as “ ‘honest mistake’ ” and “ ‘bona fide error’ ” have no place in jury instructions dealing with medical malpractice as they defy rational definition

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Judges: Carrico, Cochran, Poff, Compton, Thompson, Stephenson

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