COWARD v. WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM

Record No. 170491.

812 S.E.2d 766 (2018)

Samantha COWARD v. WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM, d/b/a Lonesome Pine Hospital, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

May 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. McAfee, Big Stone Gap, for appellant.

Jeffrey H. Geiger (Robert W. Partin; Sands Anderson, on brief), Richmond, for appellee D. Sue Baker.

Andrew T. Wampler (Rebecca J. Ketchie; Wilson Worley, on brief), for appellees Wellmont Health System d/b/a Lonesome Pine Hospital, Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc., and Jodi A. Turano, M.D.

PRESENT: All the Justices.


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