In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia & North Carolina Medical Surgery Malpractice Attorneys Blog, my colleague Jim Lewis advises families members to request an autopsy when they suspect a loved one has lost his or her life due to a misdiagnosis, mistake, negligence or other instance of medical malpractice by a doctor, surgeon,…
Two accidents occurred in Alexandria, Va. earlier this week as the result of icy roads, according to WUSA-TV. One accident occurred on the on ramp from Duke Street to I-395 and involved three vehicles. The other accident occurred nearby, and around the same time, at Duke Street and Telegraph Road. Only one person was injured. During…
Traffic accidents have as many causes as there are vehicles and drivers on the roads and highways. Problems with the design and installation of brakes, accelerators, axles, airbags and other basic equipment have prompted several highly publicized recalls of cars, pickup trucks, minivans and SUVS in the wake of deadly accidents and the risk of…
A Fayetteville, N.C. man was seriously injured after he lost control of his vehicle and hit a Cumberland County, North Carolina school bus causing minor injuries to three people on board the bus. Fayetteville Police Sgt. Eric Dow reported that a Mitsubishi Lancer heading toward Bragg Boulevard, rounded a corner at a high rate of…
Brain surgeons were operating on a teenager named Cody at an Arkansas hospital, when, during the procedure, the surgeons realized they were operating on the wrong side of Cody’s brain. Talk about blatant medical negligence! According to Cody’s attorneys, the surgeons halted the wrong-sided brain surgery and continued with the surgery on the proper side of the brain. If that wasn’t bad…