FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF VIRGINIA CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK
EVERETT A. MARTIN JR.
150 ST. PAUL"S BOULEVARD. SUITE 800 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23510
JUDGE
May 17, 2017 Judith M. Cofield, Esq. 1349 Sycamore Road Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 Gordon D. Fraser, Esq. Warren & Associates, PLC 409 Duke Street, Suite 100 Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Re:
Warren & Associates, PLC v. John C. Schaefer, M.D. Civil No.: CL16-10577 John C. Schaefer, M.D. v. Warren & Associates, PLC Civil No.: CL16-10045
Dear Ms. Cofield and Mr. Fraser: These cases are afterclaps of a nonsuited medical malpractice action. Gary Williams first consulted Ms. Cofield about some medical treatment she had received in 2013. Ms. Cofield had the case reviewed by Dr. Douglas Gibson, a radiologist she had. used on previous occasions. For unknown reasons, Williams terminated her relationship with Ms. Cofield and retained Warren and Associates (the "Firm"). The Firm filed a complaint for medical malpractice for Williams against four doctors and three medical practices. About a month before trial, Williams suffered a nonsuit as to two doctors and their practices. Two radiologists and their practice remained in the case. Williams's case was governed by a scheduling order that set a trial date of May 16, 2016. The scheduling order required Williams to designate her experts at least ninety days before trial, and Williams filed her designation on February 16. She designated Dr. Gibson as her standard of care expert and Dr. John C. Schaefer as an expert on causation. The Firm had engaged Schaefer in September of 2015. Schaefer's "Fee Schedule," which was delivered to the Firm, is set out in its entirety.