“Loser-Pays” Bill; Blocks Access to Courts for Poor Injured by Medical Malpractice
Texas, Gov. Rick Perry just signed into tort reform law a new “loser-pays” bill which will hurt the poor and middle class who try to sue for medical malpractice
Sentara Norfolk General the Only Local Hospital to Make National Rankings
My colleague John C. has posted a new blog to the firm’s Norfolk injuries site about the annual U.S. News & World Reports hospital rankings in which Sentara Norfolk General made the national list of top 50 health care facilities. Other local hospitals did not score so well. Read more about Sentara Norfolk General compares…
Increasing Communication Skills Targeted for Decreasing Medical Malpractice in Virginia
An article in the Virginian-Pilot describes the new path medical school administrators are taking to improve physicians’ ability to talk and listen to patients and other health care providers, including other doctors, nurses and pharmacists. At the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, in Roanoke, Virginia (VA), the nation’s newest institution for…
Court Clears Way for Wrongful Death Cases Against West Virginia Nursing Homes
Patients in nursing homes in West Virginia (WV) will find it easier to launch wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits following a recent state Supreme Court ruling. In a unanimous opinion, the court wrote that nursing homes shouldn’t be able to insert fine print into contracts to avoid getting taken to court if they are…
FDA Issues Public Notice Regarding Transvaginal Mesh Implant Surgery
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a public notice encouraging doctors and patients to explore alternatives to implantable surgical mesh when repairing pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. The conditions frequently occur after childbirth and pregnancy, and in 2010, more than 75,000 women had transvaginal surgery implant surgical mesh to repair POP. The warning comes…