Pulliam v. Coastal Emergency Services
Virginia Supreme Court
509 S.E.2d 307 (Va. 1999)
Relevant factsFree
After a doctor's misdiagnosis led to Mrs. Pulliam's death, her husband (plaintiff) won a jury verdict of $2,045,000 against Coastal Emergency Services (defendant), but the trial court reduced it to Virginia's statutory medical malpractice cap of $1,000,000; Pulliam appealed, arguing the cap violated multiple constitutional provisions.
IssueFree
Whether a statutory cap on medical malpractice recovery is constitutional.