Legal Opinion

Hughes v. Lake Taylor City Hospital

Norfolk County Circuit Court

Decided December 13, 2000No. Case No. CL99-1677PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BY JUDGE JOHN C. MORRISON, JR.

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion and Special Plea of Sovereign Immunity with respect to the hospital as an entity and with respect to the individually named employee defendants. This is an action for wrongful death against the defendants. Three of the individual defendants are registered nurses, and the fourth individual defendant is a respiratory therapist. The Amended Motion for Judgment contains two counts: Count I alleges gross negligence as to all defendants, and Count II alleges simple negligence as to all defendants.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. James v. JaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  2. Messina v. BurdenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  3. Lawhorne v. HarlanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
  4. Gargiulo v. OharSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  5. Lohr v. LarsenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gaines v. Health Services FoundationCharlottesville County Circuit Court · 2010
  2. Cleaves-McClellan v. ShahHampton County Circuit Court · 2016
  3. Mann v. Sentara Hospitals, Inc.Virginia Circuit Court · 2002
  4. Pike v. HagamanRichmond County Circuit Court · 2015

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