Riordan v. Fairfax Hospital System, Inc.

By Judge Michael P. McWeeny

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel. Plaintiff seeks answers to interrogatories regarding Defendant’s operating procedures, if any, for the use of posey vests and similar restraints, as well as the production of Defendant’s incident report. Defendant claims that the information is privileged under Va. Code § 8.01-581.17.

Addressing first the issue of the policy manuals, the standard of care in medical malpractice cases has been codified in Virginia as “that degree of skill and diligence practiced by a reasonably prudent practitioner in the…