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King v. Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 8, 1991No. Record 910213PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell

In this appeal, we consider State and Federal constitutional challenges to the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Compensation Act, Code § 38.2-5000, et seq.

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This suit was filed by 29 doctors, licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth, against the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Board, and the State Corporation Commission. The doctors allege that the Birth-Related Neurological Compensation Act is unconstitutional because it violates their rights to due process and equal protection guaranteed…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Hodel v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Exxon Corp. v. EagertonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Etheridge v. Medical Center HospitalsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Willis v. MullettSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  3. Jan Paul Fruiterman, M.D. & Associates, P.C. v. WaziriSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  4. Finn v. Virginia Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  5. Jefferson Green Unit Owners Ass'n v. GwinnSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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