Legal Opinion
Holley v. Pambianco
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 2005No. Record 042275PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion By RUSSELL, Senior Justice.
This appeal in a medical malpractice case concerns the admissibility of evidence tending to prove the inherent risks of the treatment that led to the plaintiff's injury.
Facts
On November 28, 2000, Danny R. Holley was admitted to Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville as an outpatient to undergo a scheduled colonoscopy to be performed by Daniel J. Pambianco, M.D., a gastroenterologist. During the colonoscopic examination, Dr. Pambianco discovered two sessile polyps in the colon, each about one centimeter in diameter. He removed both of them by a "hot…
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