Holding corporations liable for the conduct of their employees depends on a legal doctrine called respondeat superior. While the language varies from state to state, businesses and corporations are only liable for the negligent conduct of their employees when the negligence “arises out of and in the scope of their employment.” Essentially, as long as…
If you are hurt by a surgeon’s error, or if a loved one has been seriously harmed by a medical mistake, you want the best Virginia medical malpractice lawyer you can afford to help your family. To assist you in determining who the best VA medical malpractice attorneys are, attorney-rating systems such as Martindale-Hubbell, the…
If you or a loved one is a victim of a pharmacy error, contact our office to speak with a Virginia medical malpractice attorney for assistance.
Virginia law creates strict liability for pharmacists who supervise pharmacy technicians. Proving a medication error was made and that a patient was sickened, hospitalized or killed makes the medical malpractice case for the patient.
If you or a loved one suffered a serious injury during a medical procedure and want to pursue a medical malpractice claim, you will likely learn about the “medical standard of care” when approaching most Virginia medical malpractice injury attorneys. Physicians and nurses have a medical standard of care that they are held to in…