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Reason #25 for the high cost of medical care

Posted on March 19, 2008
A former dentist from Pennington Gap has been found guilty by a federal jury of 10 felony charges, including racketeering and fraud.According to officials with the office of U.S. attorney John Brownlee, 51-year-old Roy Shelburne has agreed to a forfeiture of a total of $200,000 to the federal government because of the conviction...

Public and doctors warned on Spiriva

Posted on March 19, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration is notifying patients and doctors about the potential risk of stroke with Spiriva a drug used to treat breathing problems related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Apparently, an analsys of the data of earlier trial led to the discovery of a potential relationship...

Taser Lawsuit Dismissed on Immunity Grounds

Posted on March 18, 2008
A $4.5 million personal injury lawsuit filed by a man a former Colonial Beach police officer Tasered in 2005 has been dismissed by a federal judge.

Windsprints in 90 degree weather lead to death, says lawsuit

Posted on March 17, 2008
On Thursday, March 6, a $25 million lawsuit was filed, alleging that the wrongful death of a Richlands High School freshman in September was the result of his gym teacher forcing him to do wind sprints in 90-degree temperatures, regardless of school officials knowing that he had a heart condition which prohibited physical fitness activity...

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Mississippi to Limit Damages for Medicaid Patients?

Posted on March 10, 2008
The Senate of Mississippi has passed legislation that would limit the amount a Medicaid patient could receive from a physician in a lawsuit for medical malpractice. The proposal's supporters say that it will help attract and retain doctors that would serve Medicaid patients...

California Personal Injury Decision

Posted on March 08, 2008
In general personal injury law, the wrongdoer is responsible if his actions cause a series of events which themselves cause further injury. This is the personal injury law of Virginia. A recent California case highlights almost the reverse of the issue...

Did Endoscopy Center Expose Patients to Hepatitis?

Posted on March 06, 2008
The Southern Nevada Health District believes that the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada may have exposed up to 40,000 patients to the hepatitis C virus, leading to several medical malpractice suits. Will Kemp, a class action attorney in Las Vegas, says that he received a call on Wednesday, February 27 from a man fearing he'd contracted the virus at the clinic...

Malpractice Caps Get Noticed When Celebrities Are Hurt

Posted on March 04, 2008
Ron Springs, a former player for the Dallas Cowboys who has been in a coma since the fall when he underwent a surgical procedure to remove a cyst, has been listen among the 11 plaintiffs who are challenging the medical malpractice cap of the state of Texas in a lawsuit filed on Monday, February 22...

Why Are Malpractice Cases Important?

Posted on February 20, 2008
The medical profession doesn't police its own very well. In Alabama, a physician who has been named in 120 malpractice cases in West Virginia and two in Birmingham is finally facing the possibility of losing his license due to complaints from former patients, including one who was in a coma for 26 hours.

Cerebral Palsy Award $38 million

Posted on February 19, 2008
In Stamford, Connecticut, a city obstetrician has been ordered by a Superior Court jury to pay a family of a boy who was born with cerebral palsy in 2003. The verdict is believed to be among the largest awards for medical malpractice in the history of Connecticut, surpassing an award for $36...

Alleged Drunk Driver Injures Virginia State Trooper

Posted on February 14, 2008
A Virginia State Police Trooper had to be placed in intensive care for the severe personal injuries he received after he was hit by a man who had been driving under the influence of alcohol on Interstate 81. The accident took place shortly after 11 p...

A Lighhearted Look at Federal Judges

Posted on February 14, 2008
All of the lawyers who read this blog will really enjoy this short musical video.

Woman Can't Sue for Circumcision She is Not Happy With

Posted on February 13, 2008
On Tuesday, February 5, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a mother who was unhappy with how her baby's circumcision looked cannot sue a hospital in Fridley, Minnesota for medical malpractice.

"Popcorn Lung" Death

Posted on February 11, 2008
A Colorado man who is believed to be the only consumer to develop "popcorn lung" from regular microwave popcorn servings has filed a personal injury suit for injuries from the artificial butter flavoring which had only sickened workers at popcorn factories previously.

Broken Leg Allegedly Leads to Malpractice Death

Posted on February 10, 2008
A medical malpractice complaint has been filed against Maryland's Union Memorial Hospital and two doctors there by the family of a woman who was treated at the hospital after a 2006 head-on crash who eventually died. According to the claim, which was delivered to a Maryland arbitration board, the Nicole Smith's death was the result of a blood clot traveling from her broken leg to her lungs due to improper treatment.

Who Is to Pay the Rest of the Bills?

Posted on February 08, 2008
In a $10 million medical malpractice case, the parties were unable to reach a settlement due to the opposition of the U.S. Attorney's Office to the demand of the plaintiff, Florencia Lewis. According to the opposition filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mikel Schwab, the plaintiff was under the misconception that, in addition to the willingness of the federal government to pay $339,900, the United States was also under obligation to pay the unknown bills from TRICARE, her medical program, which she will submit at a later date...

Georgia Unfairly Restricts the Right to Sue E.R. Doctors

Posted on February 07, 2008
A big difference to hospitals and patients could be made by a slight change in the wording of the malpractice reform law of the state of Georgia. Georgia Watch, a consumer advocacy group, is making a push for an amendment which would make it easier for patients who believe they have been harmed in the emergency room to file suit against hospitals.

Meningitis Death Leads to Lawsuit

Posted on February 06, 2008
On Friday, January 11, a medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), by the family of Anne Ryan, a college sophomore who died from meningitis at the hospital on September 9. The family is alleging misdiagnosis and mistreatment by HUP...

The Insurance Industry Will Stop At Nothing

Posted on February 05, 2008
Virginia is a very conservative state for practicing medical malpractice law. The Virginia docs won't testify against another doc, the university based medical school have basically told their docs that they'll get fired if they even try to help a patient and we have one of the worst malpractice cap laws in the country...

United States to Pay $750,000 To Settle Claim

Posted on February 04, 2008
The United States has agreed to pay $750,000 as a settlement for a medical malpractice suit filed by the family of a woman from Florida who died after undergoing eight surgical procedures in a little over a month at Jacksonville Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida in 2005...

Doctor Caught Reusing Syringes

Posted on February 03, 2008
It has been discovered that another doctor has been committing medical malpractice by reusing syringes to administer injections to patients. Last fall Dr. Jacob Simhaee, an obstetrician-gynecologist reused syringes while administering flu shots to at least 36 patients.

Drivers Should Stop Texting While Driving

Posted on February 02, 2008
Del. James Scott (D-Fairfax) believes that enough adults in Virginia are attempting to send text messages while driving, which could potentially result in personal injury, that he wants to ban the practice. He has filed in advance of the 2008 General Assembly session a bill that would prohibit operating a vehicle while sending text messages.

$1,000,000 Fairfax, Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict

Posted on February 01, 2008
We are thankful and pleased to report a verdict for one of our medical malpractice clients in Fairfax, Virginia, yesterday. The case involved a 3 year delay in diagnosing rectal cancer. During this time the defendant ignored signs of rectal bleeding, attributing repeated findings and complaints of bleeding to 'hemorrhoids...

Force People to Buy Health Insurance? Silly

Posted on February 01, 2008
The National Retail Federation has suggested to Congress and the Bush Administration that lawmakers consider an "individual mandate" requiring all individuals to obtain health insurance and new voluntary coverage options for part-time workers. We have heard this from some of the Presidential candidates...

Pay Day Loan Rates Should Not Be Capped in Virginia

Posted on January 14, 2008
The Virginia General Assembly has started its 2008 session and one are of controversy is whether so-called "Pay- Day" loan rates should be capped. House Bill 12 proposes limiting the annual rate of these loans to 36%. This is a bad idea. A "pay-day" loan is a short term unsecured loan, usually of only a few hundred dollars, that generally carries a rather high rate of interest, especially when annualized...

Police Dog Bites Wrong Man

Posted on January 08, 2008
A man in St. Paul, Minnesota received a personal injury as a result of a case of mistaken identity. After a police officer went to a downtown bus stop in response to a call about a gun-toting suspect, he went to his squad car to get his police dog for assistance...

Contract Security Firm May be Liable for Injury

Posted on January 07, 2008
According to a ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals, retailers who hire security firms in to patrol their premises can be held liable if a customer receives a personal injury. The judges acknowledged that firms who hire independent contractors for such jobs generally cannot be sued for the activities of the employees of that contractor...

Texas Man Loses Arm in Work Place Accident

Posted on January 06, 2008
A concrete worker from Texas is recovering from in the hospital after receiving personal injuries in an accident at his workplace on Wednesday, January 2. The accident resulted in the amputation of the man's arm. According to his son, 52-year-old Robert Kerstetter was greasing a machine at 4:30 a...

Attorney Stephen Thomas Conrad

Posted on December 12, 2007
In the last week, our office received several phone calls and emails from clients of this attorney who has been recently arrested. We investigated and found that according to the Virginia State Bar website, his license to practice law was recently suspended...

300,000 Drivers License Suspensions Loom in Virginia

Posted on December 11, 2007
Now what do we do? Virginia DUI defense attorney Bob Battle has an excellent post today regarding the "unintended consequences of Virginia harsh "bad driver fees" put into law by our General Assembly earlier this year. Here was the good idea. Reduce taxes but quadruple fines (er...

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