WATERMAN v. HALVERSON

Record No. 000260.

540 S.E.2d 867 (2001)

Laurie F.S. WATERMAN v. Sandy (Butler) HALVERSON, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avery T. Waterman, Jr., (Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, on briefs), Newport News, for appellant.

Carolyn P. Oast (Deborah S. Prince; Heilig, McKenny, Fraim & Lollar, on brief), Norfolk, for appellees Sandy (Butler) Haverson, Michelle "Roe" McCormick and Riverside Hospital, Inc.

Gerald R. Walsh, Fairfax, for appellees Nancy Couleman, M.D. and Paul Rein, M.D.

Amici Curiae: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Jason W. Konvicka; Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, on brief), Richmond, in support of appellant.

Present: LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and WHITING, Senior Justice.


WHITING, Senior Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs motion for judgment as untimely filed based on its construction of Code § 8.01-275.1.

Laurie F.S. Waterman filed a medical malpractice action against Sandy (Butler) Halverson, Michelle "Roe" McCormick, Riverside Hospital, Inc., Nancy Couleman, and Paul Rein in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth...

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