Mealey's (November 5, 2019, 9:52 AM EST) -- ROANOKE, Va. — A Virginia judge on Oct. 8 refused to vacate a $2.3 million jury award to a patient who was injured when an orthopedic surgeon caught a nerve in a suture, rejecting a former orthopedic practice’s argument that an attorney failed to notify it of the lawsuit or the default judgment against it (Kimberly Salyers v. Salem Orthopaedics P.C., et al., No. 19-1239, Va. Cir., Roanoke City)....