What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client experienced serious complications following gallbladder removal surgery because the surgeon left a sponge inside his abdominal cavity. Removing the sponge and repairing the damage done by the foreign object and resulting infection required a follow-up surgery to extensively reconstruct the man’s bowels. The surgical error victim was 55…
What Happened Our Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) case client had worked as a railroad conductor for more than 30 years when he developed debilitating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His doctors told him that decades spent in the cabs of diesel-powered locomotives and breathing in diesel fumes damaged his lungs. Following this…
What Happened Our railroad occupational disease law firm client worked for a major freight rail company from 1965 to 2002. His job as a brakeman and conductor required him to spend most of his time at work inside the cabs of diesel locomotives. Exposure to diesel fumes, especially in small spaces, is associated with the…
What Happened Our Virginia-based railroad injury case client was working as a train engineer when he breathed in sulfuric acid fumes and other harmful airborne chemicals from a locomotive battery that exploded without warning. His exposure to the toxic fumes lasted hours because he had no knowledge of how dangerous the smoke from the exploded…
What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client had her intestines cut during an improperly performed hysterectomy and developed life-threatening infections. The woman was 32 and working as a school teacher when she received a diagnosis of endometriosis. Numerous trials of prescription medications failed to relieve her pelvic pain, so her gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy. A…