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A 54-year-old individual living in Weems, Virginia (VA) was suffering from intense stomach pain and decided to get treatment at the Rappahannock General Hospital on a Saturday. Tests indicated they had a large bowel obstruction. Unfortunately, they didn't receive the operation they desperately needed until Tuesday. By that time, the patient suffered a "perforated cecum." The cecum is a pouch near the beginning of the large intestine that collects waste material, according to medterms.com. This led to the patient's abdomen getting contaminated with fecal matter and eventually developing sepsis.
The patient was subsequently transferred to VCU Medical Center and had to undergo numerous corrective surgeries over a course of five weeks to try and fix what went wrong at the Rappahannock General Hospital. Today, the patient is forced to wear a colostomy bag.
Just imagine, you go into the hospital with stomach pains on a Saturday and you don't get out until five weeks later and now with a colostomy bag forced to be a part of your daily life. That's a traumatic situation no one should have to endure. This may have been prevented if the doctor at Rappahannock had taken more timely action, but we'll never know.
Fortunately, the victim sought the council of an attorney and received a $2 million jury verdict in a Richmond Circuit Court. The jury understood that this was a clear case of medical negligence and the victim was justified in pursuing compensation to help cover medical bills (which totaled over $400,000), lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Our firm handled a similar case. We represented the estate of a 56-year-old retired FBI agent who reported to his family doctor that he had been suffering from chest pains for three days, which was radiating into his jaw along with blurred vision. He then went to the emergency room but wasn't properly diagnosed. He was released with an appointment to see an ENT doctor, despite the fact that no diagnostic tests were conducted. Four days later, the FBI agent died at his home of a dissecting aortic aneurysm. Once again, this was a preventable incident and a clear case of medical negligence. A lone bright spot in this tragic situation was that we were able to successfully obtain a jury verdict for the decedent's family.
If you've been hurt and suspect the injury was due to a medical mistake or surgical error, please consult with an attorney. A lawyer won't be able to reverse the physical damage caused by the injury, but can pursue compensation to help cover important expenses that your insurance may not cover.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have extensive experience handling medical malpractice and doctor mistake cases. Please take a few moments to review our medical malpractice case results. We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News and Suffolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by the carelessness of a doctor, surgeon, nurse or pharmacist.
Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Also, Rick and Jim have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.
Members of our VA personal injury law firm have also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA medical malpractice firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.
We offer free special reports on the Top 10 Tips from a Medical Malpractice Insider and the top five surgical errors you must know about.
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have extensive experience handling medical malpractice and doctor mistake cases. Please take a few moments to review our medical malpractice case results. We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News and Suffolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by the carelessness of a doctor, surgeon, nurse or pharmacist.
Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Also, Rick and Jim have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.
Members of our VA personal injury law firm have also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA medical malpractice firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.
We offer free special reports on the Top 10 Tips from a Medical Malpractice Insider and the top five surgical errors you must know about.
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call.
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