Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Huynh ex rel. Tien Ha
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 8, 2001No. Record No. 001881PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the authority granted by Code § 8.01-66.9 to a trial court to reduce a lien in favor of the Commonwealth for medical services rendered to an infant injured by the alleged negligence of her physician permits the trial *169court to exclude the Commonwealth from receiving any portion of the infant’s settlement with the physician.
BACKGROUND
The material facts are not disputed. Virginia Huynh, an infant, suffered permanent, devastating brain damage during her birth. In a subsequent medical malpractice suit brought in Huynh’s name by her mother as next…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Winchester v. American Woodmark Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Abbott v. WilleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
- Rector of the University of Virginia v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Commonwealth v. LeeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
3Cited by6 opinions
- Wilson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
- Roberts v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 2018
- COM., DEPT. OF MED. ASST. SERVS. v. HuynhSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Diaz v. Arlington Anesthesia, Inc.Arlington County Circuit Court · 2001
- Quivers v. SuffeeVirginia Circuit Court · 2001
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