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Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia P.C. v. Shaw-McDonald

No. 240166Supreme Court of Virginia

240166 Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia P.C. v. Shaw-McDonald 04/03/2025 While plaintiff's medical malpractice action was pending, she filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, not disclosing the pending malpractice…

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240166 Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia P.C. v. Shaw-McDonald 04/03/2025 While plaintiff's medical malpractice action was pen…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
Last entry
April 3, 2025
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240166 Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia P.C. v. Shaw-McDonald 04/03/2025 While plaintiff's medical malpractice action was pending, she filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, not disclosing the pending malpractice case either to the bankruptcy court or to opposing counsel. When defendant learned of the bankruptcy filing, it moved to dismiss on the basis that plaintiff no longer had standing. Plaintiff amended her bankruptcy filing to list the medical malpractice action -- and then she later obtained a discharge from the bankruptcy court. The circuit court concluded that she lost standing due to her bankruptcy filing, and it dismissed the case. The Court of Appeals reversed. On different reasoni…

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    ReversedDismissed

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    240166 Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia P.C. v. Shaw-McDonald 04/03/2025 While plaintiff's medical malpractice action was pending, she filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, not disclosing the pending malpractice case either to the bankruptcy court or to opposing counsel. When defendant learned of the bankruptcy filing, it moved to dismiss on the basis that plaintiff no longer had standing. Plaintiff amended her bankruptcy filing to list the medical malpractice action -- and then she later obtained a discharge from the bankruptcy court. The circuit court concluded that she lost standing due to her bankruptcy filing, and it dismissed the case. The Court of Appeals reversed. On different reasoni…

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