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WILLIAMS v. LE

Record No. 071409.

662 S.E.2d 73 (2008)

Tameika WILLIAMS, Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Tawanda Williams, Deceased v. Cong LE, M.D.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 6, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin W. Glass, III (Frank R. Kearney; Glass & Associates, Fairfax; Donahoe Kearney, on brief), for appellant.

Matthew D. Banks (Stephen L. Altman; Hamilton, Altman, Canale & Dillon, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on superseding intervening causation in a medical malpractice case.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

On May 26, 2005, Tawanda Williams ("Williams") saw Dr. Daniel G. Kaw ("Dr. Kaw"), a physician at the Fair Oaks Kaiser Permanente Center in Fairfax, for pain in her right calf and leg. Dr. Kaw ordered a Doppler ultrasound to be performed...

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