Virginia Woman Sues Gynecologist After Failure to Remove IUD
A Virginia woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Shenandoah County after her doctor failed to remove an inter-uterine device from her abdomen.
The Cost of a Deer Collision Accident In West Virginia
Did you know that even if you were not involved in a deer- or wildlife-related car accident in West Virginia (WV) during 2010, you paid just over $50 in car insurance premiums to cover the cost of such collisions across the state? A report compiled and released by the West Virginia Department of Insurance reveleals that…
Allegedly Aggressive Security Contributed to Death of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Patient
Allegedly overaggressive hospital security at North Carolina’s Cape Fear Valley Medical Center resulted in a patient dying, according to the Fayetteville Observer. In April 2011, AlliedBarton security guards at the NC hospital placed a schizophrenic patient in a choke hold after he was taken by ambulance to the emergency room with signs of paranoia. Then, hospital…
West Virginia OB/GYN Faces Malpractice Suits From Two Patients at Same Time
Implanting medical devices in patients without first obtaining informed consent to do so has resulted in a Huntington, West Virginia (WV), obstetrician and gynecologist defending himself against two medical malpractice lawsuits at the same time. According to the West Virginia Record, the surgeon, operating at St. Mary’s Medical Center, implanted Avaulta Anterior and Posterior BioSynthetic Support…
Hotel Valet Driver Hits and Kills Woman in Richmond
Josephine Stone was outside of the Hilton Garden Inn at 5th and Broad streets in Richmond, Virginia (VA), when her life came to an abrupt, tragic end. She was hit by a car being driven by a hotel valet. She was only 23 years old and a few days away from celebrating her second wedding…