DOE v. ZWELLING

Record No. 050155.

620 S.E.2d 750 (2005)

270 Va. 594

John DOE v. Shomer ZWELLING, L.C.S.W.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 4, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc S. Gottlieb (James J. Knicely, on briefs), Williamsburg, for appellant.

Stephen D. Busch (Kimberly R. Hillman; M. Stuart North, Richmond; McGuire Woods, on brief), for appellee.

Present: LACY, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.


RUSSELL, Senior Justice.

In this action to recover damages for professional malpractice, the plaintiff alleged that, while being treated by the defendant, a health care provider, the defendant breached the applicable standard of care in several respects, including engaging in "an inappropriate and extraprofessional relationship with Plaintiff's wife." The sole question presented on appeal is whether the plaintiff's cause of action for professional malpractice is barred...

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