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TEMPLE v. MARY WASHINGTON HOSP., INC.

Record No. 131754.

762 S.E.2d 751 (2014)

Jo Ann Knighten TEMPLE, Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Ellis Ethelbert Temple, Sr., Deceased v. MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Steven Emmert ( Amy Griggs ; Sykes Bourdon , Ahern & Levy; Regan Zambri & Long, on briefs), Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Angela Boice Axselle ( Robyn P. Atres ; Goodman, Allen & Filetti, on brief), Glen Allenfor appellee Mary Washington Hospital, Inc.

( John R. Redmond ; Redmond Firm, on brief), for appellee Fredericksburg Emergency Medical Alliance, Inc.

( Carlyle R. Wimbish, III ; Justin W. Ward ; Sands Anderson , on brief), Richmond, for appellee Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group, P.C.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association ( Avery T. Waterman, Jr. ; Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonsten, Newport News, on brief) in support of appellant.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys ( Paul T. Walkinshaw ; Garrett H. Hooe ; Hancock, Daneil, Johnson & Nagle, on brief) in support of appellees.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association ( Patrick C. Devine, Jr. ; J. Nelson Wilkinson ; Williams Mullen , Norfolk, on brief), in support of appellees.

PRESENT: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the discovery rulings made by the Circuit Court of the City of Fredericksburg ("trial court") in a prior, nonsuited action are properly before us on appeal.

I. Facts and Proceedings

Jo Ann Knighten Temple ("Temple"), as Administrator of the Estate of Ellis Ethelbert Temple ("decedent"), filed a complaint in the trial court on February 2, 2010 (the "2010 action"), alleging wrongful...

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