The Supreme Court of Virginia has ordered a new trial for the estate of a woman who died from a pulmonary embolism after threatening information about her life State not on their physicians was executed.

In May 2005, after she their doctors at Kaiser Permanente calf pain, Tawanda Williams, a local radiologists for a sonogram was referred to calf. Radiologists, Vienna doctor Le Cong, interpreted the study and came to the conclusion that deep vein thrombosis, suffered one from potentially life-threatening condition with blood clots in her leg of Williams. While dangerous, deep vein thrombosis treatment is very accessible.

According to the Supreme Court of Justice, released 6 June, 2008, Le reached an operator to Emperor and, to identify themselves and ask to speak with Dr. McClain, he was put on hold so long that he at this moment "confidence in contact with [Dr. McClain] come lost." He stated that he could leave a voicemail or talk to a human being. Dr. Le testified that previously he had problems when communicating with the doctors at Kaiser by phone. Dr. Le hung and a report to Dr. McClain faxed.

The information that had life-threatening blood clots Tawanda Williams not was traded from their doctor and she died six days later.

Virginia Supreme Court said that "the evidence proved without contradiction, that the problems of communication in this case have been started and set in motion by Dr. Le error, to make direct contact with Dr. McClain, a member of his team or Williams." Reversal of the Court of Justice of the decision so that the jury to determine that Dr. Le was negligence "Cut off" by Dr. McClain failed to read the report, which was by fax, had him, the Supreme Court ordered a new trial.

Benjamin W. glass, III, a lawyer representing that well, said that this case "presents a patient is worst nightmare - a test that shows a condition that is life-threatening - but very treatable, but none of the doctors Act on the request." Dr. Le should again called and the Emperor operator he shared emergency had on his hands, and he should also called Tawanda Williams and told to get her to an emergency room have. "He had a time bomb on his hands but he was able to communicate the urgency of the situation to the Emperor operator."

Glass and his advisors, Frank Kearney of Washington, D.C., expect that a new study will take place in the spring of 2009. Here, the Supreme Court's opinion.

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