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Each year hospitals fail to remove 1500 surgical sponges, towels, and instruments from patients.  These mistakes are appropriately called "never events" because through proper operating…

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.  Tomorrow I will be appearing before the Virginia Board of Social Services to publicly comment against a proposed…

A man mistakenly declared dead over 20 years ago, loses his petition to have the Court declare him alive.

http://blogs.findlaw.com/legally_weird/2013/10/too-late-for-ohio-man-to-prove-hes-not-dead-judge.html?DCMP=NWL-cons_legalgrounds

Neither Virginia nor federal regulations require a minimum staffing ratio for nursing homes despite compelling evidence that a lower staffing ratio improves the quality of…

A recent study has found that 1/3 of all seniors who fall hit their heads putting them at risk for serious and fatal brain injuries.

Nursing home employees interviewed by an investigative journalist acknowledge that short-staffing hurts their nursing home patients as there simply are not enough hours in a…

The unavoidable accident claim fits in the category of defenses that are frequently claimed, but rarely successful.  Almost all collisions are avoidable with safe driving. …

A sudden medical emergency may be a defense to causing a car accident in Virginia, but only if it was truly an unforeseeable medical emergency. …

I was notified yesterday that the government shutdown will not be impacting the federal district courts in Virginia for now.  The courts have some flexibility…