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JACKSON v. QURESHI

Record No. 080502.

671 S.E.2d 163 (2009)

Inez JACKSON, Administratrix of the Estate of James M. Jackson, Deceased v. Faiqa Aftab QURESHI, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

From the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk, Karen J. Burrell, Judge.

Philip J. Geib, Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Glen A. Huff (John A. Braley IV, Terry L. Jenkins, Huff Poole & Mahoney, on brief), Virginia Beach, for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

In this wrongful death action, the sole issue is whether a plaintiff's proffered medical expert witness satisfied the criteria of Code § 8.01-581.20 to testify on the standard of care in the defendant's specialty. Because we find that the record clearly demonstrates the witness met the statutory "knowledge" requirement and "active clinical practice" requirement, see Wright v. Kaye, 267 Va. 510

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