Newport News attorney Sandy Waterman recently obtained a huge verdict against Riverside Hospital for a full that a patient suffered. Shortly, he will be posting the video depositions that he took during the case. This will be educational material, guaranteed.
A family was recently awarded $1.44 million in a medical malpractice case following the death of a man who had sepsis. St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson and two other physicians settled outside of court.
Wrong-limb and wrong-side surgeries occur in hospitals. There are easy ways to prevent a surgery operation from happening to the wrong part of your body.
Our law firm has been asked the question, “can a workers’ compensation doctor be held responsible for medical malpractice in Virginia?” Read this blog post to find the answer. Be sure to order your FREE copy of Fairfax medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass’s book, Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims Never Recover a Dime.
The intravenous or IV system was designed to make administering medication easier, but it may cause more negligence issues. When filing a medical malpractice claim in Virginia you don’t need to go it alone. Discussing your situation with an experienced, local Fairfax medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help you determine if you have a claim or not. Contact Ben Glass Law today – 703-591-9829.
No hospital should ever dismiss a patient complaining of chest pain until proper tests are administered to rule out a heart attack. If you were discharged from the hospital and suffered further injury from a heart attack a local Fairfax medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help you determine if you have a malpractice claim or not. Contact Ben Glass Law today – 703-591-9829.
To file a Virginia medical malpractice claim for a heart attack misdiagnosis you’ll need to prove that your doctor should have diagnosed you with symptoms of a heart attack prior to the injury you incurred. Local Fairfax medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass can help you determine if you have a malpractice claim or not. Contact Ben Glass Law today – 703-591-9829.
When is cancer misdiagnosis considered medical malpractice? Read this article to learn more about misdiagnosed cancer cases and how to determine if it is malpractice. Be sure to order a FREE copy of Virginia medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass’s book, Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims Never Recover a Dime.
Did you know that hospital errors accounted for 2,500 deaths? Were you aware that 1.5 medical errors occurred in 2008? You need to read this blog post to learn more. While you are on our website, be sure to order a free copy of Virginia medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass’s book, Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims Never Recover a Dime.
There are some objects commonly left inside patients after a surgical procedure that can lead to a medical malpractice claim in Virginia. Discussing your situation with an experienced, local Fairfax medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help you determine whether you have a claim. Contact Ben Glass Law today – 703-591-9829.
The Virginia statute of limitations does allow an additional time period to bring a medical malpractice claim against a surgical team for foreign objects left inside the body. When filing a medical malpractice claim in Virginia, you don’t need to go it alone. Contact Ben Glass Law today – 703-591-9829.
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A new survey finds that doctors don't necessarily feel obligated to report other physicians who are incompetent or impaired. This gives all the more reason why we need lawyers to protect patients with malpractice claims.
The debate continues – does defensive medicine really exist? Read this blog to learn more and to find out what it really means when doctors admit to defensive medicine.
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.
Virginia Lawyers Weekly's Largest Verdicts of 2009 lists the 21 largest verdicts in Virginia in 2009, with 7 listed as Medical Malpractice cases. The numbers listed as the verdicts for these cases only reflect jury award and not the actual award limited by statute.
According to published reports, a Fairfax Circuit Court jury has awarded the estate of a former employee of Inova Fair Oaks Hospital nearly $2.25 million dollars following and operation to repair a failed Nissen fundoplication. The verdict was later reduced in accordance with Virginia's cap on damages.
This very sad case involved the death of a single mother of a 17 year old daughter.
The Virginia Board of medicine has recommended Dr. Alan Joshua for his failure to order appropriate testing for a patient who complained of rectal bleeding. The Board of medicine found that Dr. Joshua had violated during his treatment of the patient from 2001 to 2003.
Whenever the Wall Street Journal talks about tort reform, it gets irrational and non-objective. Here's attorney Ben Glass's video response to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial about medical malpractice reform.
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The Roanoke Times has a terrific editorial that clearly demonstrates all of the reasons why, in 2008, Virginia's"cap" on medical malpractice damages remains downright harmful to the most seriously injured in Virginia. There is no malpracice crisis in Virginia and never has been.
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