In his latest post to the VA-NC Medical Surgery Malpractice Blog, my colleague John C. notes that President Barack Obama remains opposed to the idea of caps on the amount victims can be awarded by juries in medical malpractice cases. Our firm has repeatedly said caps such as the one in place in Virginia (VA)…
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard, my colleague Jim Lewis both welcomes and calls overdue a nationwide effort to reduce and eliminate injuries to and infections among hospital patients. Jim notes that Norfolk, Virginia-based Sentara Healthcare has been identified as a leader in the Partnership for Patients but also explains that all…
The insurance giant WellPoint dominated the commercial health insurance market in Virginia last year, recent state filings, reveal. “Three of WellPoint’s companies doing business in Virginia held a combined 50 percent market share in terms of the amount of premiums collected and people covered, according to a report from the State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance,”…
An Arlington area patient undergoing fertility care by a doctor ended up with a stroke and paralysis, and was forced to sue the surgeon’s insurance company to get compensation for her losses. The plaintiff was undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy when her doctor ignored the signs of a serious condition known as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome…
A patient in Arlington, Virginia (VA) undergoing fertility care by a doctor ended up with a stroke and paralysis, and was forced to sue the surgeon’s insurance company to get compensation for her medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. The victim was undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy when her doctor ignored the signs…