Castle v. Lester

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

In this medical-malpractice claim by a mother for injuries arising from the birth of her neurologically impaired child, the defendant-doctor asks the Court to reconsider its holding in Bulala v. Boyd, 239 Va. 218 , 389 S.E.2d 670 (1990). We find no reason to overrule that decision and therefore conclude that the trial court did not err in instructing the jury "that injury to an unborn child in the womb of the mother is to be considered as physical injury to the mother." We also conclude that the trial court did not err in admitting evidence relevant to the…