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Doctors Aren’t Reporting Impaired & Incompetent Colleagues, According to Survey
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. Physicians are Apparently Talking About “Defensive Medicine”
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. Defensive Medicine Costs $210 Billion Annually – Where are the Medical Records?
Does defensive medicine really cost $200 billion annually? Read this blog to learn more from Virginia personal injury attorney Ben Glass. Family of a Patient Who Died of Sepsis is Awarded $1.44 Million
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.What Do I Do If I Suspect Medical Malpractice Has Occurred? And Other Important Questions
Here's a few of the typical questions I get about medical malpractice, click for the answers...What do I do if I suspect medical malpractice has occurred?
Do medical malpractice cases take longer than others? Why?
What damages can be recovered for medical malpractice?
Like I do for disability questions, feel free to submit your own and I'll try to get to them in a timely manner, for a quicker response try my online chatbox on the homepage!
Virginia Medical Malpractice Cases
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.MedMal Cases Misrepresented in Virginia's Largest Verdicts
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.Doctor operates on wrong side and his insurance company says "we didn't do anything wrong!"
How did a Virginia medical malpractice insurance company say "we won't pay" to a lady whose doctor operated on the wrong side of her shoulder?Fairfax Jury Awards $2.25 Million in Malpratice Case
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.
You can read more about this Fairfax Virginia malpractice verdict here.
Virginia Board of Medicine reprimands doctor who feel to order appropriate tests for rectal bleeding
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. Wall Street Journal -- Response to Tort Reform
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.Roanoke Times Editorial Critical of Virginia's Silly "Cap"
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.Here's the article on the Virginia Medical Malpractice Cap
But, Ben, the doctor's done this before!
Some folks believe that their malpractice case will be easier because they've found that their doctor has been in trouble before.Unfortunately, in most cases, evidence of alleged prior "bad acts" won't help in YOUR malpractice case.
This case from the Supreme Court of Virginia explains things:
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Nursing Home Patient Walks from Home and Dies
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Sharon Christie has a sad story at her website about a nursing home patient who walked away from the place that was supposed to protect her and died.This is not supposed to happen. When an individual (or their family) places a loved one in the care of a nursing home, you should be able to rest easy at night, knowing the individual is safe and secure.
Sharon Christie is one of Maryland's premier medical malpractice attorneys, in my opinion. She is the author of several books. If you are contemplating filing a medical malpractice claim, particularly against a nursing home, contact Sharon Christie and get her book.
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