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Selecting a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions a family member can make for a loved one.  The "nursing home compare" website is…

According to statistics published on the MADD website, 32% of all traffic fatalities in Virginia last year were due to drunk driving.  Almost 250 people…

As of July 1, 2009, it is illegal to text while driving in Virginia.  The prohibition is a recognition that distracted driving is a leading…

Selecting a nursing home for a family member is perhaps one of the most important decisions we have to make.  The New York Times reports…

Leaving a foreign object, like a surgical sponge, inside of a patient is an inexcusable medical error that places the patient's life at risk. If…

Over 1.5 million Americans are injured each year due to preventable medical errors. These errors result in $17 billion in medical treatment which drives up…

A recent study found nearly 1/3 of nursing home residents received the wrong medication in one year. We represent victims of medications who sustain serious…

Ten years after a landmark study found 100,000 patients die every year due to medical malpractice, many hospitals still are not adequately protecting patients.

A new study on malnutrition in the elderly found that between 35% and 85% of nursing home residents suffer from malnutrition.

Leaving a nursing home patient in soiled clothes, diapers, and bedsheets is not only neglectful, it is also a warning sign that the patient…