RESULTS: $2.23 Million Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice Verdict (Delayed Diagnosis of Hospital Sepsis) COURT: Norfolk, VA Circuit Court DATE: April 2023 ATTORNEYS: Richard N. Shapiro, Eric K. Washburn STAFF: Paula S., Heather G. “Our family had a tragedy that was unexpected, terrible and life-changing and if anybody asks for a recommendation, I will without…
CASE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2023 [This is a case result update. Review the original case result here: $1.6 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Who Suffered a Seizure and Traumatic Brain Injury in Missed Diagnosis Case] Our client was suffering from nausea and abdominal pain for several days and went to the Sentara Leigh Hospital ER in…
RESULTS: $675,000 Settlement COURT: (Confidential) Virginia Circuit Court DATE: October 20, 2022 ATTORNEYS: Richard N. Shapiro and Eric K. Washburn STAFF: Paula S. WHAT HAPPENED: A 38-year-old woman was treated by an OB/GYN after having undergone a tubal ligation. The OB/GYN physician recommended a total hysterectomy which was done in 2018. The…
Our law firm represented the estate of a young mother who died within hours of undergoing a heart catheterization procedure. The cause of death was identified as “cardiac difficulties.” The young mother’s death is truly heartbreaking since she leaves behind a husband and two children. Virtually all other details associated with this case are confidential….
Our client, a retired small business owner, was suffering from nausea and abdominal pain for several days before being transported to Sentara Leigh Hospital ER in the late afternoon of March 16, 2017. The ER attending physician was employed with Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (EPT) and ordered a blood test and a CT scan of…