If you or someone you love suffered a brain injury due to medical malpractice in Virginia, you might wonder about your legal options. Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider fails to provide the appropriate standard of care, harming you.…
Physicians and other healthcare providers have a responsibility to uphold a certain standard of care when treating patients, and the vast majority do. But unfortunately, some medical providers and facilities breach their duty of care through negligence, causing patients to…
Many people may be surprised to learn how easy it can be to enter into a contract or even how often they agree to something each day of their lives that could potentially have legal ramifications. If you buy a…
Under the law, a person injured due to someone else's negligent behavior has a specified amount of time to file an insurance claim or lawsuit to recover compensation for damages. In nearly every case, this is a hard deadline. In…
We trust doctors to provide responsible, compassionate treatment when we are injured or ill. When they make a mistake, however, it’s the patient who pays the price. A misdiagnosis can cause a patient’s condition to worsen or could even prove…
When you go to the doctor for an annual physical or to get a specific issue checked out, you have the reasonable expectation that you will receive high-quality care. Unfortunately, diagnostic errors remain a serious problem. A study published in…