The domination of the health insurance market in Hampton Roads by two companies is revealed in a report from the American Medical Association, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The companies in question are WellPoint, the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia (VA), and Optima Health. The article says WellPoint had a…
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard blog, my colleague John C. offers essential tips for boaters and riders of personal watercraft such as Jet Skis. John notes that avoiding drowning and injuries on the water is often as simple as not drinking and boating and always wearing a properly fitted life jacket. EJL
A new trend in emergency rooms may reduce misdiagnosis of elderly patients. A few new hospitals are opening ERs specially designed for seniors, without all the confusion and clamor and with a little more comfort. But the real question is whether they’ll truly improve care. Misdiagnosis is when the physician doesn’t realize that the patient…
APM Terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), saw its seventh on-the-job fatality in the past six years on March 28, 2011, when a forklift driver drove over a stevedore. The accident took the life of 38-year-old Ceres Marine Terminals employee Paula Bellamy. She was struck by containers being carried on the fork while she was guiding…
In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia Brain/Head Injury Lawyers blog, my colleague John C. reports on a criminal case in Newport News, Virginia (VA), in which the operator of a home-based day care is facing felony charges of child neglect for either causing or allowing skull fractures to an 8-month-old infant she was…