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RIZZO v. SCHILLER

Record No. 930977.

445 S.E.2d 153 (1994)

Michael Sean RIZZO, Jr., etc., et al. v. Maurice SCHILLER, M.D.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Trpis, Rockville, MD (Hugh B. Stuart, Arlington, on briefs), for appellants.

Norman F. Slenker, Merrifield (Slenker, Brandt, Jennings & Johnston, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

HASSELL, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case of medical malpractice against a physician who allegedly failed to obtain the mother's informed consent to use obstetrical forceps to deliver her baby.

Michael Sean Rizzo, Jr., by Pamela Rizzo, his mother and next friend, Pamela Rizzo, individually, and Michael Sean Rizzo, Sr., filed this action against Maurice Schiller...

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