Boyd v. Bulala

This medical malpractice action returns to us after certification of several questions to the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Boyd v. Búlala, 877 F.2d 1191 (4th Cir.1989). That court recently issued an opinion answering those questions, and we are now able to decide the remaining issues in the appeal.

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The facts of the case and the course of proceedings leading to this appeal are fully set out in our earlier opinion and in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Virginia, see Búlala v. Boyd, 389 S.E.2d 670 (Va. 1990), and need not be repeated here. A brief summary will suffice for present purposes.

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