Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Bulala
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided November 5, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-0557-A-CPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MICHAEL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Helen and Roger Boyd filed this medical malpractice suit on behalf of themselves and their infant daughter, Veronica Lynn Boyd, who suffered a perinatal injury which left her with profound physical and mental handicaps. The Boyds alleged that the defendant negligently failed to provide adequate medical care during labor and delivery. At trial, plaintiffs presented evidence that Dr. Búlala, then at his home several miles away, had ordered the delivery room nurses to call him to the hospital only after crowning, and that consequently, he was…
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