Health Courts Proposed as Method of Tort Reform
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Bed Sore Injury Lawsuit Leads to $10 Million Jury Award for Victim
A jury awarded $10.3 million to a man who developed bed sores after being neglected by hospital staff at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. The victim was cognitively impaired after undergoing surgery in the 1980s to remove a brain tumor. He was dependent on the care of the staff at the medical center and…
Doctors’ Misdiagnoses, Negligence Led to Death of Virginia Beach Man
In his latest post to our firm’s VA & NC Medical Surgery Malpractice Attorneys Blog, my colleague John C. applauds a $3.5 million verdict against doctors whose failure to diagnose pneumonia in a Virginia Beach, VA man and negligence in not contacting him to ensure he received proper, timely treatment led to the man’s death…
Congressman Sues Food Company Over Tooth Damage From Olive
Olives are meant to be good for your health but biting into one left Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), down in the mouth and filing a lawsuit for dental damages, the Daily Beast reports. Kucinich is suing a congressional cafeteria for $150,000 following an April 2008 lunchtime incident involving an unpitted olive in a sandwich wrap…
$2.3 Million Child Birth Injury Jury Verdict Featured in Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly
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