Legal Opinion
Summers v. Syptak
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided July 20, 2017No. Record 160377PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH
Alexia Summers appeals from the dismissal with prejudice of her medical malpractice action. In her complaint, she alleged that Dr. J. Michael Syptak, a physician with Harrisonburg Family Practice Associates, P.C., knew or should have known about certain conditions afflicting her. These conditions are described in the medical records of her earlier treatment by that practice. She alleged that, while treating her, Dr. Syptak made "unsolicited, unwanted, inappropriate, and highly offensive sexual comments, 'jokes,' and sexual innuendo" and that these…
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