Sophia and Darrell Savage filed a medical malpractice suit against Three Rivers Medical Center – and won $2.5 million to cover their medical costs. The couple filed the medical malpractice suit after Sophia Savage discovered that surgeons had left a surgical sponge in her abdomen after her hysterectomy. Savage underwent her hysterectomy in 2001, in…
With changes to the greater health care system on the horizon, the new administration is looking toward revamping the federal medical malpractice system in hopes of improving patient care and saving taxpayers money.
Even after a number of medical malpractice system reforms in 2003, Virginia still suffers from a lax program in dealing with those accused on medical negligence.
After her son died in jail after repeated pleas to be examined by a doctor, a Norfolk, Virginia, mother is suing the medical care company that allegedly caused the death.
After over a decade of poor performance, Virginians from around the state are calling for tougher punishments for bad doctors and quicker discovery of medical malpractice incidents.