GRIFFETT v. RYAN

Record No. 930613.

443 S.E.2d 149 (1994)

Betty Jean GRIFFETT, Executrix of the Estate of Henry Griffett, Deceased, v. Michael J. RYAN, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith M. Cofield, Virginia Beach (Thomas B. Shuttleworth; Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Giordano & Kahle, on briefs), for appellant.

Michael E. Ornoff, Richmond (Russell, Cantor, Arkema & Edmonds, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


HASSELL, Justice.

In this appeal of a judgment in a medical malpractice action, we consider issues relating to proximate causation and admission of expert testimony.

I.

Betty Jean Griffett, executrix of the estate of Henry Griffett, filed this wrongful death action against Michael J. Ryan, M.D., Digestive & Liver Disease Specialists, Ltd., David M. Bridges, M.D., and Medical Center Radiologists, Inc. She alleged that the defendants failed to...

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