In Virginia, a certificate of merit is an essential requirement in medical malpractice cases. It is a document that must be filed alongside the complaint when a plaintiff is pursuing a claim against a healthcare provider for medical negligence. The certificate serves as evidence that the plaintiff’s claim has been reviewed by a qualified medical…
How do lawyers know if someone has a medical malpractice claim? The key to any medical malpractice claim is based on what the records tell us. There’s an old adage in medical malpractice law: the records tell the story. And by that, we mean you know what happened in an operating room based upon your…
If a brain tumor exists and it goes undiagnosed, it will always end up causing some neurological disorder. In the majority of cases, the victim will suffer seizures. At this point, the medical community will investigate what caused the seizure. If it’s determined that it is a brain tumor, then the question becomes, did the…
Does Virginia law have any extension of the statute of limitations in situations where a patient finds out that they have a surgical tool, sponge, or towel left inside their body well after a surgery occurred? If the device was left inside a patient for non-medical purposes, for instance, the surgical team left a sponge…
In Virginia, medical malpractice claims are subject to a specific statute of limitations, which generally mandates that lawsuits be filed within a certain period of time following the occurrence of the alleged malpractice. The standard time limit for filing a medical malpractice claim in Virginia is two years from the date of the alleged injury…