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Foundation more like a business than a charity

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Charitable immunity, Medical malpractice, Supreme Court of Virginia

The University of Virginia Health Services Foundation does not have charitable immunity, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled unanimously today.
“HSF operates like a profitable commercial business with extensive revenue and assets. That portion of HSF’s services providing quality medical care to medically indigent patients is commendable,” Justice Donald W. Lemons wrote for the court in […]

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Supreme Court hears charitable immunity cases

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Charitable immunity, Medical malpractice, Supreme Court of Virginia

Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. noted that the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation pays annual bonuses ranging from $70,000 to more than $850,000 to physicians who work at U.Va. Hospital.
“To me, it raises a big eyebrow,” Hassell told Charlottesville lawyer Donald R. Morin, who was trying to convince the Supreme Court […]

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