Medical Malpractice

The Virginia Supreme Court recently ruled that a jury should have been given the opportunity to consider punitive damages in a lawsuit involving a patient who overdosed on prescription medication. This is the first time in the history of Virginia that the Supreme Court has taken on the issue of punitive damages against a doctor. […]

Three states – Michigan, New Jersey, and New York – have already passed legislation or an executive order providing immunity for doctors from COVID-19 medical malpractice claims. These statutes are meant to protect healthcare workers from liability as they try to treat the influx of patients showing up due to the virus. These states are […]

Robotic surgery is becoming much more popular as new innovations become available on the market. But it also creates a bit of an investigative challenge for medical malpractice attorneys who litigate cases against negligent doctors. If the doctor uses the technology incorrectly and injures their patient, that may be grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit. […]

America is learning a lot about itself right now while the nation remains in lockdown as fears over the spread of coronavirus have shut down the economy. Nursing homes are particularly under fire right now because they house such a vulnerable population. In a survey conducted by the U.S. government, 75% of nursing homes were […]

Birth injury lawsuits often have some of the highest verdicts or settlements attached to them. Even when the child survives, which is often, the parents are left with a child who will have severe developmental disabilities for the rest of their lives. In a recent case that settled for $3.5 million, the plaintiff alleged that […]