SULLIVAN v. ROBERTSON DRUG CO., INC.

Record No. 060647.

639 S.E.2d 250 (2007)

William C. SULLIVAN, D.O. v. ROBERTSON DRUG CO., INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynne J. Blain (Danielle D. Giroux; Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Monica Taylor Monday, Roanoke (Guy M. Harbert, III; G. Edgar Dawson, III, Lynchburg; Stacey L. Reed; Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, Roanoke; Petty, Livingston, Dawson & Richards, Lynchburg, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


OPINION BY Justice BARBARA MILANO KEENAN.

This case is an appeal of a judgment entered in a contribution action involving joint tortfeasors. We consider whether the circuit court erred in instructing the jury that it could apportion damages based on the jury's assessment of the degree to which a defendant's negligence contributed to the injuries that were the subject of the underlying tort action. We also consider whether the circuit court erred in instructing the...

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