A $3 million medical malpractice jury verdict will be reduced to the state cap of $1,925,000. The case was tried in Winchester in May 2010. Barbara S. Williams and Roger Creager were the plaintiff’s attorneys. Please follow the link below to learn more about this case. Read More About Medical Malpractice Verdict Reduced to Statutory […]
Helpful guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to prevent a concussion. Common signs and symptoms of a concussion are listed in the event a head injury does occur. Read More About CDC Guidelines to Help Prevent a Concussion…
A Belgian man involved in a near fatal car crash in 1983 was presumed to be in a vegetative state for 23 years. However, a neurologist discovered his brain was still functioning and he was conscious the entire time. Read More About Car Crash Victim Thought to be in Coma for 23 Years was Conscious…
A recent study shows that medical malpractice insurers are more profitable than a whopping 99% of those companies listed as Fortune 500 companies (the 500 richest companies in America). This study discredits the insurance industry’s well lobbied claim that “frivolous lawsuits” raise the cost of insurance, which health care providers must then pass on to […]
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In this Washington Post article, the events surrounding the crash of a Maryland State Police medical helicopter on September 27, 2008 are recounted. Read More About Maryland Emergency Medical Services Board Changed Guidelines Following a 2008 Helicopter Crash…
This Washington Post article discusses the recent increase in deaths of motorcycle riders in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. Read More About Increase in Motorcycle Deaths Raise Concerns…
In a recent Washington Post article, C. Davenport reports on the recent deaths caused by tractor-trailers on Interstate 81. The interstate highway has become a magnet for trucks and the Washington Post reports that I-81 has more than twice as many fatalities for crashes as that on I-95, a more heavily traveled road in Virginia. […]
Researchers are testing the usage of flashes of light delivered through fiber optics threaded into the skull to find more effective treatments for brain diseases. Read More About Using Light to find Potential Treatments of Brain Diseases…
Limiting physician liability for medical malpractice will not help reduce health care costs, Tom Baker writes in an op-ed for the New York Times. According to Baker, research shows that there is too much medical malpractice, not too many medical malpractice lawsuits. Read More About Medical Liability Improves Patient Safety…
