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JIm is a Virginia injury attorney who handles car accidents, medical malpractice, FELA, wrongful death, etc.

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12/16/2008
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New Frequently Asked Questions Case Added on Medical Malpractice

Our law firm just added a FAQ in the practice area of medical malpractice addressing medical malpractice caps in Virginia. A cap is an arbitrary dollar figure put in by the Virginia legislature to help doctors and hospitals saying that no matter what the injury, you can only receive two million dollars in this state for a mistake caused by a doctor’s negligence. The new article answers the question of what does Virginia’s medical malpractice case mean to me and my family if a son, daughter, husband, or wife is harmed by an error by a Virginia healthcare provider.



Category: Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes



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 resultsWe 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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2 Comments to "New Frequently Asked Questions Case Added on Medical Malpractice"

I'm sorry Emily. I posted to your comment by mistake.
Posted by Sheila Johnson on December 17, 2008 at 10:55 PM
A doctor admitted to cutting a tendon during a routine bunionectomy and now I cannot move my great toe. This has caused me some balancing issues and now I have to have another surgery, physical therapy and miss 6 more weeks of work. This doctor offered to pay for the cost of my co-pays for the surgery and physical therapy only if I allow him to try to repair the tendon and no one else. If I choose to let another doctor do it(because of my lack of confidence in him now), is it true that I cannot sue this doctor because he offered to correct it? Does offering to correct his mistake let him off the hook of being sued? Shouldn't he be responsible for the costs even if he doesn't do it because he's the one who made the mistake. Please help!!!
Posted by Sheila Johnson on December 17, 2008 at 10:51 PM

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