SAMI v. VARN

Record No. 992345.

535 S.E.2d 172 (2000)

Vida SAMI v. Miles VARN, M.D. and Julian Orenstein, M.D.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Murray (Raighne Delaney; Pompan, Murray & Werfel, on brief), Alexandria, for appellant.

William J. Carter (Carr Goodson Warner, on brief), Washington, DC, for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


LACY, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in holding that an obstetrician-gynecologist was not qualified to give expert testimony on the standard of care for a pelvic examination performed by an emergency room physician.

Vida Sami went to the emergency room of Fairfax Hospital on January 26, 1994. She told the hospital personnel she was pregnant and that she was in pain and experiencing vaginal bleeding. Three separate pelvic...

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