2015Callahan v. United States of America, U.S.D.C Richmond (2015)
Retired veteran fell from a ladder at home and suffered a complex skull fracture and severe traumatic brain injury. Prior to a second surgery to implant skill inserts the VA surgeon took him off blood thinners. The rehab resident negligently placed him back on full therapy dosage of blood thinner with 3 days following this surgery, resulting in massive bleeding and formation of brain hematomas. His surgery had to be redone and he had a diminishment of his cognition. There were no monetary damages.