Legal Opinion
Didato v. Strehler
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 2, 2001No. Record 003030; Record 003031PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In these consolidated appeals from judgments sustaining the defendants’ demurrers in medical negligence actions, we consider whether the plaintiffs’ motions for judgment alleged viable causes of action based upon negligence, the assumption of a duty, and the creation of a special relationship.
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Mimi Didato and her husband, Gary Didato, filed separate amended motions for judgment against Paul M. Strehler, M.D., and Chippenham Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, PC. (Chippenham Pediatric). Mimi Didato and Gary Didato, to whom we will refer jointly as the plaintiffs, alleged in their separate…
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