Informational Blogs on Relevant Virginia Personal Injury Topics
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Important U.S. Supreme Court Case Opens Door To Med Mal Suits Against Military Doctors A recent Supreme Court case held that military doctors were not immune from certain medical malpractice cases. -
Medical Negligence Led to Birth Defects and Malpractice Suit A family’s baby was born with brain damage after an obstetrician used a drug to try and speed up the labor. A malpractice claim was filed and won by the family. -
Breast Cancer Misdiagnoses Leading to Malpractice Suits The rate of misdiagnoses of breast cancer is climbing at an alarming rate from radiologists not reporting lesions during initial mammography scans. -
West Virginia Legislature Takes Up Med Mal Damages Cap West Virginia legislature to consider instituting $500,000 cap on punitive damages in medical malpractice case. -
One in Five Nursing Home Patients Are Given Antipsychotic Medications Nursing home patients still being treated with antipsychotic medications according to new research. -
Freedom of Information Act Used to Obtain Release of Uncensored Federal Nursing Home Insepection Report Federal nursing home inspection report released. -
Study Confirms Thousands of Preventable Surgical Mistakes Made Every Year Thousands of surgical mistakes made yearly. -
Chesapeake Virginia (VA) Dentist Leaves Bad Taste in Client’s Mouth In Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) multiple malpractice lawsuits have been filed against a dentist who routinely disregarded Virginia Board of Dentistry protocol. One patient speaks out, found out what he said. -
Federal Fines Against Nursing Homes Vary Widely Depending on Where You Live Recently released study shows that huge disparity exist among states in the amount the federal government fines nursing homes for problems. -
Virginia (VA) Families Sue for Tainted Steroid Injections The family of a Salem (VA) man sues over death of meningitis after receiving a tainted steroid injection from a Roanoke VA clinic.