Benjamin Weaver Glass III

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Benjamin W. Glass, III

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Virginia Medical Malpractice Cases

• Why Medical Malpractice Caps Cause Injustice
• How Hospitals Can Prevent Operating on the Wrong Limb
• Virginia Med Mal Cap Will Not Increase, Thanks to Gov. McDonnell
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Victims Now Entitled to More Hospital Information
• A Misinterpreted Mammogram Can Lead to Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Disability Book

Being Denied Disability Benefits?

EFFECT OF MALPRACTICE ON DOCTORS: I was on a medical malpractice jury recently. Although we wanted to find for the plaintiff we were afraid that our verdict would destroy the doctor financially. His wife was sitting in the courtroom during closing arguments and we really felt sorry for them. Will a doctor be destroyed by a medical malpractice verdict?

A:

We really have seen an insurance company pull this trick!  Rest assured that 99.9% of all health care providers (and automobile drivers) are covered in some way by insurance.  The lawyers defending in medical malpractice and personal injury cases are paid by the hour by insurance companies and the jury's verdicts are covered by insurance companies.  A single adverse verdict will not hurt a doctor's career.  What you may not know (because the law does not allow you to know) is that the doctor may be a repeat offender.  Thus jury verdicts serve a very important purpose in helping the Board of Medicine identify and weed out bad doctors.  It is a sad fiction of our law that we do not let juries know the whole truth during trials.
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• Ben Glass is professional, personable, and truly empathetic to our situation....Ben Glass is professional, personable, and truly empathetic to our situation.
• Ben, the videos you share with everyone are simply amazing!
• A friend of mine with similar medical conditions recommended Mr.Glass to me. I contacted their office because my company paid LTD claim was pending for over one year.
• Mr.Glass helped me determine what action needed to be taken against a non-responsive insurance company. Prior to seeking counsel I felt uneasy about my case and process
• Ben is a class act and someone I would absolutely recommend should any of my friends or family need an attorney.

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Latest News

• Posted on 12/28/2010Fredericksburg Surgeon Who Operated at Wrong Site Reprimanded
• Posted on 10/19/2010BP Oil Spill Business Claims Going Unsupported
• Posted on 7/21/2010Joint Commission Works to Prevent Wrong Site Surgery
• Posted on 7/21/2010Joint Commission Works to Prevent Wrong Site Surgery
• Posted on 4/28/2010You Can Now Volunteer Your Family for Tort Reform

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• Virginia Medical Malpractice Cases

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Virginia Medical Malpractice Cases:

• Virginia Medical Malpractice Misconceptions

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