My colleague Jim Lewis has posted a new blog on the Norfolk, VA Car and Truck Accident Injury Lawyers site about a pedestrian who died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing Virginia Beach Boulevard. DM
State licensing boards, hospitals and medical groups are assigning continuing medical education courses to prevent doctor misconduct that can lead to medical malpractice claims or license discipline. According to amednews.com, CME courses help doctors learn from errors such as prescribing medications to friends and family members who are not patients. Other CME courses address physician-patient communication,…
Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports that an $800,000 settlement was obtained against a psychiatric hospital in a wrongful death lawsuit after one of its patients committed suicide. As summarized in the magazine, the patient had been voluntarily admitted to the hospital because he was experiencing an overwhelming sense of dread and hearing voices telling him to hurt himself….
Losing a family member at any time is sad. I know. I’ve had a loved one pass away, leaving behind a profound sadness that comes with the realization that you will never again be able to speak with the person. When you lose someone close to you suddenly, such as in the case of a recent…
In mid-November 2011, an elderly woman crashed her car into a Fayetteville, North Carolina (NC), DMV office shortly after completing her driving test. According to FOX 8, the 77-year-old drver accidentally stepped on the gas and smashed her 2008 Acura into the front of the building. Four individuals needed hospital treatment for their injuries, and the…