Legal Opinion
Lawton-Gunter v. Meyer
Roanoke County Circuit Court
Decided June 12, 2014No. Case No. CL14-347PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge David B. Carson
In this medical-malpractice case, Plaintiff Lawton-Gunter alleges that, in May and June 2011, Defendant Meyer negligently performed a total abdominal hysterectomy to treat a uterine myoma. According to Plaintiff, the surgery terminated a pending pregnancy and left Plaintiff infertile. In addition, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Meyer negligently punctured her bowel and failed to monitor and treat Plaintiff properly after her surgery, causing her to develop a postoperative infection.
Plaintiff nonsuited her first action on January 27, 2014, and she recommenced her…
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