Pulliam v. Coastal Emergency Services of Richmond, Inc.

In this appeal, we are called upon to consider again the constitutionality of the medical malpractice cap imposed by Code §8.01-581.15.1 We previously upheld the constitutionality of the cap in Etheridge v. Medical Center Hospitals, 237 Va. 87, 376 S.E.2d 525 (1989). Two other issues involving the cap become pertinent if we reaffirm Etheridge. Because we conclude that the medical malpractice cap does not violate any constitutional guarantees, we will uphold the cap’s constitutionality and reaffirm Etheridge.

In a motion for judgment filed below, the plaintiff, Karl B. Pulliam, Executor of the…