Court of Appeals of Virginia October 26, 2004, Record No. 0227-04-3 (Meador v. Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program)

KELSEY, Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act, Code §§ 38.2-5000 to 38.2-5021 — which provides statutory compen*151sation to claimants and tort immunity to malpractice defendants for certain birth-related injuries — applies to the unique circumstances of this case.