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When mistakes occur hospitals have a self-policing system of using private quality assurance committees.  The results are protected from discovery in litigation and are rarely…

When a foreign object is left in a patient either the nursing staff or the surgeon is legally responsible under Virginia medical malpractice law.

In well-reasoned opinion, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled that its medical malpractice damages cap is unconstitutional as the alleged "medical malpractice crisis" is non-existent.…

The misdiagnosis a medical condition is one of the most serious forms of malpractice according to the Wall Street Journal.  While there is much the…

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…

According to a report published in the Journal of Patient Safety between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die in hospitals each year due to medical malpractice. …

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…

Nursing homes in Virginia are regulated by the Virginia Department of Health. For information on filing a complaint go to http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/olc/complaint/ or…

The Virginia Board of Medicine provides free information about every doctor licensed in Virginia including whether he or she has ever been disciplined or paid…

We represent patients who suffer serious injuries when hospitals leave foreign objects in the body during surgery. Those patients are at risk for deadly infections,…