Archive for March, 2010

A federal judge was correct in allowing a Virginia medical malpractice plaintiff to add new claims to her suit. The plaintiff had filed a nonsuit under a longstanding Virginia law. »

A lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg alleges that an orthopedic surgeon who was to operate to remove a cyst on the back of a woman’s shoulder, forgot where the cyst was located and operated on the front of the shoulder, allegedly causing unnecessary scarring and disfigurement. The lawsuit... »

A recent medical malpractice verdict in Fairfax County, Virginia, shows how Virginia’s version of “tort reform” steals from families. According to news reports, Hector Alvarez, a 52 year old husband and father, went to Inova HealthPlex in Springfield in July 2006. Earlier in the day he had eaten a steak and was now complaining... »

A Virginia cancer doctor has been given a 5 year jail sentence in federal prison for allegedly defrauding government insurance programs out of $1.3 million. »

Insurance companies make a ton of money by delaying everything. They delay paying the bill you submit, hiding behind the “we need more information” umbrella. They delay responding to legitimate requests to settle meritorious malpractice cases. In one case it took a surgeon’s insurance company months to respond to a demand when the doctor... »