WLLC Blog

• Over 238,000 Preventable Hospital Deaths
• Mandatory Nursing Home Malpractice Insurance Law Dies in Committee
• Nothing Left Behind: Preventing Retained Objects From Surgery
• Oklahoma Senate Approves Bill Requiring Nursing Homes to Carry Malpractice Insurance
• Should nursing homes be required to carry liability insurance?
• 30,000 Americans Wake Up During Surgery Each Year
• Public Notification of Defective Products
• More than 60 Virginia Nursing Homes Targeted for High-risk Pressure Ulcer and/or Physical Restraint Improvement
• Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million Americans
• Nursing home fire sends 24 patients to the hospital

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News

• WIlliamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Welcomes Legal Nurse Consultant Wendy Moore
• Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Launches Spanish Website
• Tom Williamson Publishes an Article on Finding Qualified Experts
• Tom Williamson Again Recognized as One of the Top 50 Lawyers in Virginia
• Carolyn Lavecchia Recognized as One of the Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Virginia
• Jonathan Petty Recognized as One of the Top Young Lawyers in Virginia
• Carolyn Lavecchia Named Fellow of American Academy of Trial Counsel
• Tom Williamson is Selected for "The Best Lawyers in America"
• Bausch & Lomb Recalls ReNu with MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution
• Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Launches Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Website

Library

Medical Malpractice

• Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
• Medical Malpractice Win in Petersburg, Virginia
• Medical Malpractice Victory in Richmond
• Medical Malpractice Legislation Update
• Riverside Hospital v. Johnson

Managed Care Abuse & Insurance Company Misconduct

• Managed Care Liability-An Update On ERISA Case Law-Jan.
• Piercing the Armor: Approaches to Managed Care Liability.

About our Lawyers

• Curriculum Vitae of Thomas W. Williamson, Jr.
• Lavecchia Receives Award
• Tom Williamson Named to Legal Elite
• Curriculum Vita of Carolyn Lavecchia
• Curriculum Vita of Joshua Silverman

Court Opinions in Cases of our Lawyers

• Crone v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. Virginia Supreme Court
• Vaughan, Adm'r v. Southside Cardiology Associates, P.C., Virginia Supreme Court
• U.S. v. Swank, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Va.
• McMunn v. Tatum, Virginia Supreme Court
• Gray v. Graham, Virginia Supreme Court

Nursing Home Liability and Elder Abuse

• Pressure Sores and the Law
• Elder Abuse and Neglect Library
• Order Compelling Disclosure of Nursing Home Policies and Procedures

Defective Products

• Asking the Right Questions: Admitting into Evidence Expert Opinions in a Products Liability Lawsuit
• Federal Preemption in Product Liability Claims
• BAUSCH & LOMB RECALLS RENU WITH MOISTURELOC® CONTACT LENS SOLUTION

Expert Witnesses

• The Expert Witness
• Admissibility Of Expert Testimony in Virginia Courts
• A Horse to Ride: Finding Experts

Discovery

• Motion to Compel Defendant to Answer Deposition Questions
• Brief to Compel Production of Hospital Incident Report
• Memorandum In Support of Compelling Production of Secret Surveillance Videos
• Discovery of Experts
• Order Compelling a Podiatrist to Pay Attorneys Fees for Failing to Produce Medical Records

General

• Using Medical Literature To Prove Damages
• Admitting Into Evidence Computer Graphics and Simulations
• The Deadman's Statute

FAQs

Defective Products

• Who Can Be Sued?
• How Safe Must Products Be?
• Must Products Have Warnings?
• What About Warranties?
• Do I Have to Give Notice of Breach of Warranty?

Retained Objects From Surgery

• What is the mortality rate for unintended retained foreign objects?
• What is the statute of limitations for a retained foreign object?

Medical Malpractice

• What is the "standard of care"?
• Who are health care providers?
• What must I prove in my case?
• I have a very bad result. Does that mean that I have a case?
• Do I have a good case?

Managed Care Abuse & Insurance Company Misconduct

• What is an HMO?
• What is a PPO and how does it differ from an HMO?
• What is capitation and how might it affect the care I receive from my primary care physician?
• Are there other HMO restrictions or incentives for doctors to ration health care?
• What is utilization review?

Elder Abuse

• Who regulates adult homes?
• What is the difference between a nursing home and an adult home/assisted living facility?
• Are nursing homes required to have written policies and procedures and do I have a right to review them?
• How can the Elder Abuse Law Center at Williamson & Lavecchia assist me?
• What is the difference between residential living and assisted living at an adult home?

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