Virginia Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Blog

Louisiana Residents’ Mental Health May Be At Risk from Oil Spill

Growing concerns on the health impacts the Deepwater Horizon BP Gulf oil spill will have on Gulf Coast residents has reached the question of mental health. Attorney Ben Glass has been active in working for Virginia and D.C. residents and their medical malpractice needs. For help with your claim, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Workers at Risk for Health Issues

Workers leading the cleanup efforts in the Gulf oil spill disaster are among the first victims to report adverse health effects from exposure. The question of long-term effects may also give rise to future misdiagnosis and medical malpractice – an area attorney Ben Glass has been helping Virginia and D.C. residents with for years. For help with your claim, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Watching Your Medical Malpractice Settlement Dwindle

How cruel is it that a jury can award a victim of medical malpractice a fair settlement, only to have liability caps subsequently reduce that amount? Each state may have their own liability cap for medical malpractice, so you should seek the help of an experienced, local Virginia medical malpractice attorney. Attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Liability Caps Hurt the Victims Even After Their Injury

Liability caps only add insult to injury when it comes to medical malpractice claims. Attorney Ben Glass has seen numerous cases where verdicts are awarded, only to be reduced by liability caps. Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Do Liability Caps Pose a Safety Threat?

A common fear with liability caps is that knowing you can only be sued to a limit can cause companies to rationalize lax safety measures. If you should ever be the victim of negligent medical practices, Attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Opposing Arguments on Lifting Liability Caps

Some lawmakers warn that the absence of a liability cap would cause many companies and professionals to go out of business. If you should ever be the victim of negligent medical practices, Attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

U.S. House Panel Votes to Remove $75 Million Liability Cap

After several government officials cried out for a raise or removal on the Oil Pollution Act’s $75 million liability cap, a voice vote in the U.S. House approved the discard. Attorney Ben Glass has been active in working against the Virginia medical malpractice liability cap and can help you with your claim, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

West Virginia Liability Cap under Fire from Supreme Court

An April case challenging the W. Virginia medical malpractice liability cap is taking fire from physicians defending the current law. Attorney Ben Glass has been active in working against the Virginia medical malpractice liability cap and can help you with your claim, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Liability Caps Give Little Incentive for Safety

Liability caps are a good idea on paper, but in practice they do little to give incentive for companies to take proper safety measures, especially in the oil industry and with medical malpractice. Attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Don’t Raise Liability Caps – Eliminate Them

When liability caps seem too low to account for the damages a serious incident can incur, instead of just raising the bar it should be eliminated all together. Attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas with their medical malpractice needs and knows how limiting the Virginia medical malpractice liability cap can be. For help with your claim, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Study Finds Serious Problems with Infection Control at U.S. Surgery Centers

A recent federal study revealed some shocking information about infection control in outpatient surgery centers. Read this blog to learn more and order a copy of Virginia medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass’s book, Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims Never Recover a Dime.

The Purpose of Liability Caps

Liability caps are common in many industries where the threat of large lawsuits looms on the horizon. Each state carries its own limits when it comes to a liability cap for medical malpractice, so you should seek the help of an experienced, local Virginia medical malpractice attorney. Attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

The Effects of Liability Caps on The Public

When there are enough instances to cite of the ineffectiveness of liability caps, regular citizens can sometimes help reform current laws. Attorney Ben Glass is a Virginia and D.C. area medical malpractice attorney concerned with the Virginia malpractice liability cap. For more information or help with your medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.

Why Do So Many Medical Malpractice Attorneys Wait Until the Last Minute?

Read this blog to find out why it may be a bad idea to wait until the last minute to file your Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit.

Contributed to Your Virginia Medical Malpractice Injury? Don’t Except To Recover Anything

If you were even slightly responsible for your injury, you probably won’t be able to recover damages in a Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit. Read this blog to learn more.

You Might Not Have a Virginia Medical Malpractice Claim. Find Out Why

Read this article to find out why you might not have a Virginia medical malpractice claim. Order your copy of Virginia medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass’s book, Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims Never Recover a Dime.

Insurer Didn’t Want to Take Responsibility in Patient’s Wrong-Site Surgery Case

Even though the doctor admitted to making a mistake by operating on the wrong site, during the patient's surgery, the insurance company denied settlement overtures. Basically, they said the surgeon didn’t do anything wrong.

Virginia Med Mal Plaintiff Allowed to Add Court Costs to $1.8 Million Jury Award

A Richmond federal court has permitted a Virginia medical malpractice plaintiff to add court costs to his $1.8 million jury award. Read this blog to learn more.

Tort Reform Should be Voluntary

There is no unbiased evidence that imposing Draconian caps on recovery for people who have been seriously injured by medical malpractice will reduce medical costs. Read this blog to learn more.

Docs Facing Malpractice & Fraud Charges After Breast Augmentation Goes Wrong

Dr. Carol Wray, Lewis-Gale Clinic, and a nurse, Katharine Vaughan, have all be named as defendants in a case alleging fraud and malpractice in regards to a series of events surrounding a Roanoke woman's breast augmentation surgery.

VA Beach Doc Gets Prison For Billing Fraud

Dr. Robert Poulin of VA Beach has been sentenced to prison after defrauding Medicare and Tricare out of $1.3 million between between 2006 and 2008.

Podiatrists Soon Able to Make Diagnoses! They Couldn't Before?

The definition of Podiatry will be changing shortly to allow DPM's to testify to causation of an injury. However, they now won't be able to testify against MDs in medical malpractice cases.

Lawyer Sues Wrong Doctor - VA Supreme Court Upholds Reprimand

Falls Church attorney Michael P. Weatherbee had his public reprimand by the Virginia State Bar upheld by the Supreme Court of Virginia recently. Weatherbee accidentally sued a doctor who never treated his client.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Doctor Forgot Where to Operate, but Went Ahead Anyway

A lawsuit filed in the City of Fredericksburg alleges that a local orthopedic surgeon who was to remove a cyst from the back of a woman's shoulder, forget where the cyst was located and operated on the front of her shoulder, causing additional scarring and disfigurement.

The lawsuit, filed by Lexie Fincher against Michael Snedden, MD, alleges that Snedden failed to follow standard steps necessary to pre-operatively mark the surgical site and make an incorrect decision to continue with the surgery once he realized he had forgotten where the cyst he was to remove was.

A press release on this Fredericksburg, Virginia Medical Malpractice case is here.

Hospital Thwarted in Attempt to Hide Stunning Facts of Patient's Death

Sentara Obici Hospital voluntarily hands over incident report which it previously said was irrelevant to patient's death. Incident report clearly discloses the truth of what happened.