Foundation Doctors Still Face Malpractice
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Updated: 7:07 PM Feb 29, 2008
Foundation Doctors Still Face Malpractice
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that doctors working for a foundation affiliated with a state university are not protected from malpractice lawsuits.
Posted: 12:00 AM Mar 2, 2008
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The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that doctors working for a foundation affiliated with a state university are not protected from malpractice lawsuits by the doctrine of charitable immunity.

The court ruled Friday that the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation operates more like a business than a charity.

Two judges in Charlottesville had split on the issue of whether the foundation was a charity. The Supreme Court said that while the foundation's articles state a charitable purpose, very little of its work was charitable.

Lawyer Steve Emmert represented a patient in one of the cases. He says that if the court had ruled the other way, virtually all doctors would join foundations to shield themselves from malpractice suits.

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