Medical Malpractice Law

Health care reform took center stage on a national level overthe past year. Despite suggestions that medical liability reform might be incorporated into the federal legislation, in the end, it was not. Similarly, this year saw few legislative developments at the state level in medical malpractice law, as the Virginia General Assembly focused its energy primarily on the budget shortfall and other issues. There were, however, several health care legislative and case developments of note which will impact the medical liability landscape in the coming years.

Board of Medicine activity and medical malpractice trial results of interest are also highlighted as we look back at the year's noteworthy legal developments in Virginia medical malpractice law.