Virginia Medical Malpractice Cases

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How the medical profession bands together to keep you from winning your case;
How the most catastrophically injured victims continue to get injured by the court system.

Blog for Virginia Medical Malpractice Cases

Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Workers at Risk for Health Issues
Description: 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.
Louisiana Residents’ Mental Health May Be At Risk from Oil Spill
Description: 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.
Liability Caps Hurt the Victims Even After Their Injury
Description: 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.
Watching Your Medical Malpractice Settlement Dwindle
Description: 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.
Opposing Arguments on Lifting Liability Caps
Description: 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.
Do Liability Caps Pose a Safety Threat?
Description: 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.
West Virginia Liability Cap under Fire from Supreme Court
Description: 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.
U.S. House Panel Votes to Remove $75 Million Liability Cap
Description: 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.
Don’t Raise Liability Caps – Eliminate Them
Description: 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.
Liability Caps Give Little Incentive for Safety
Description: 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.
The Effects of Liability Caps on The Public
Description: 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.
The Purpose of Liability Caps
Description: 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.
Study Finds Serious Problems with Infection Control at U.S. Surgery Centers
Description: 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.
Why Do So Many Medical Malpractice Attorneys Wait Until the Last Minute?
Description: 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
Description: 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
Description: 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
Description: 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
Description: 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
Description: 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
Description: 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.

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We Need Medical Malpractice Reform, Stupid!
Description: I had a very interesting conversation with an emergency department (ER) physician recently at a social event. He was clearly frustrated with his current working situation and what he saw the future to be with the impending government takeover of medicine. He was employed by his local community hospital and had been practicing for about 16 years.
How Liability Caps May Affect You (Part B)
Description: Liability caps can rob deserving victims of medical malpractice of their jury-awarded settlements. An experienced, local Virginia medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help Virginia and D.C. residents like you with your medical malpractice needs. Contact us today – 703-591-9829.
How Liability Caps May Affect You (Part A)
Description: The most common liability cap a person will encounter is the state liability cap for medical malpractice. While most of us figure we’ll never have to deal with a malpractice lawsuit, it’s a concern we should all keep at the back of our minds. An experienced, local Virginia medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help Virginia and D.C. residents like you with your medical malpractice needs. Contact us today – 703-591-9829.
The Dangers of Liability Caps (Part B)
Description: Liability caps may affect the company, but it’s the consumer that really suffers the negative impact of the settlement limits, especially in medical malpractice cases. An experienced, local Virginia medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help Virginia and D.C. residents like you with your medical malpractice needs. Contact us today – 703-591-9829.
The Dangers of Liability Caps (Part A)
Description: Liability caps are a double-edged sword; it depends on which way you look at them to determine if they’re a boon or a burden. The most common liability cap a person will encounter is the state liability cap for medical malpractice. An experienced, local Virginia medical malpractice attorney like Ben Glass can help Virginia and D.C. residents like you with your medical malpractice needs. Contact us today – 703-591-9829.
Liability Caps and the Oil Industry (Part B)
Description: Liability caps are set in place to curb frivolous lawsuits, but what about when the incident requires a higher amount of damages than the cap? Virginia medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.
Liability Caps and the Oil Industry (Part A)
Description: With the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon gulf oil spill disaster, the implementing of liability caps has become a hot topic. The oil industry isn’t the only one affected by liability caps, and attorney Ben Glass knows how liability caps can alter the outcome of your Virginia medical malpractice case as well. We serve the Virginia and D.C. areas for your medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.
What is a Liability Cap? (Part B)
Description: Liability caps are set in place to curb frivolous lawsuits, but what about when the incident requires a higher amount of damages than the cap allows? Virginia medical malpractice attorney Ben Glass serves the Virginia and D.C. areas for their medical malpractice needs, contact us today – 703-591-9829.
What is a Liability Cap? (Part A)
Description: 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.
I Cannot Wait for Medical Malpractice Tort Reform
Description: Medical malpractice tort reform supporters need not wait any longer. We provide the solution for immediate tort reform for you and your family. No more waiting for those pesky politicians to get around to such an important law. Doctors and patients are now free to cooperate amongst themselves to get tort reform done.
Volunteer for Tort Reform [PDF]
Description: Why wait? You can volunteer your family for tort reform right now! You and your doctor can freely contract to control your rights later.
Tort Reform in Virginia? Another Robbery
Description: Here is another sad story of how Virginia's version of "tort reform," the "Malpractice cap," has robbed a malpractice victim.
Doctor Faces Civil Charge of Malpractice And Fraud [PDF]
Description: Dr. Carol Wray faces a suit after leaving a sponge in after breast augmentation surgery. The doctor then had the patient sign a release while drugged for the redo of the first botched surgery.
Podiatrists unable to testify regarding causation. Hollingsworth v. Norfolk Southern. Supreme Court of Virginia [PDF]
Description: VA Supreme Court case regarding podiatrists and their ability to testify regarding causation of foot and ankle injuries.
VA State Board Reprimands Attorney For Frivolous Suit [PDF]
Description: Virginia attorney Michael P. Weatherbee get's publicly reprimanded by the VA State Board for suing the wrong person in a medical malpractice case.
The Right to Blog [PDF]
Description: Court rejects hospital challenge of attorney's right to blog about case
Incident Report [PDF]
Description: Mahone v Sentara. Medical Malpractice Transcript regarding Hospital production of incident report that it claimed was privileged
Orthopedist Allegedly Went Ahead with Surgery Without Waking Patient Up [PDF]
Description: Fredericksburg, Virginia Lawsuit alleges doctor forgot where he was supposed to operate
An insurance company's response to a claim that the doctor operated on the wrong side of the shoulder.
Fire in the Operating Room At Alexandria Hospital--the rest of the story
Description: The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a verdict against an Alexandria surgeon and the corporation she worked for arising from second and third degree burns which a patient suffered when a flash fire developed in the operating room. Rita Talbert had sued Debra Hutchins, M.D. and Alexandria Surgery, LTD after she was severely injured in a 2005 fire at the Inova Alexandria Hospital. The surgery was to have been a simple outpatient thyroid surgery.