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LIGON v. SOUTHSIDE CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES

Record No. 982467.

519 S.E.2d 361 (1999)

258 Va. 306

Jane V. LIGON, Administrator of the Estate of Pearl V. Vaughan, Deceased, v. SOUTHSIDE CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony V. Agudelo (Carolyn C. Lavecchia; Williamson & Lavecchia, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Henry M. Sackett, III (Kristine Smith; Edmunds & Williams, on brief), Lynchburg, for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

KEENAN, Justice.

In this medical negligence case, we consider whether the trial court erred in admitting "habit" evidence from medical personnel to prove that a patient did not complain of pain on a specific occasion, and that the defendant's treatment of the patient conformed to his routine practice.

Jane V. Ligon, administrator of the estate of Pearl V. Vaughan, filed a wrongful death action in the trial court against Dr. Girish Purohit and his medical practice...

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