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Medical Malpractice
- Medical Errors Drive Up the Cost of Medical Care
- Medical Errors Still A Problem, Speakers at Richmond Conference Say
- Has your doctor been disciplined by the Virginia Board of Medicine?
- Illinois Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Cap Unconstitutional
- Senate Challenges Collusion by Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies
Practice Areas
- Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Physician and Hospital Negligence, Surgical Errors
- ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY DUE TO MALPRACTICE
- Bowel Injuries Caused By Medical Malpractice
- Virginia Surgical Malpractice Attorneys - Retained Objects
- Virginia Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Lawyers
- Virginia Product Liability Lawyers, Richmond Defective Products Lawyers, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Insurance Company Misconduct, Managed Care Abuse - Richmond, Virginia Attorneys
Case Results
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Medical Malpractice
Awarded: $3,700,000 Malpractice Verdict
Awarded: $1,600,000 Birth Injury Settlement
Awarded: $255,000 Settlement
Awarded: Confidential
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Bowel Injuries
Awarded: $2,000,000 Jury Verdict
Awarded: $1,600,000 Arbitration Award
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Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Abuse
Awarded: $710,000 Nursing Home Settlement
Awarded: $511,000 Confidential Settlement
Awarded: $450,000 Personal Injury Settlement
Awarded: $345,000 Assisted Living Facility Settlement
Document Library
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Court Opinions in Cases of our Lawyers
- Judge Payne Orders Surgeon to Pay Litigition Costs to Plaintiff Above the Medical Malpractice Cap
- Centra Health Inc. t/a Lynchburg General Hospital v. Mullins
- Mayfield-Brown v. Sayegh (Virginia Supreme Court)
- Riverside Hospital v. Johnson (2006)
- Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program v. Williamson
- Chandler v. Graffeo (Virginia Supreme Court 2004)
- Bates v. Commonwealth of Virginia
- Brooks v. Loehman's Inc. (Virginia Supreme Court 2001)
- Johnson v. Raviotta (Virginia Supreme Court 2002)
- Vaughan, Adm'r v. Southside Cardiology Associates, P.C., Virginia Supreme Court
- Ayers v. Mosby, Virginia Supreme Court (1998)
- Lee v. Bourgeois, Virginia Supreme Court (1996)
- Crone v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. Virginia Supreme Court
- McMunn v. Tatum, Virginia Supreme Court
- Gray v. Graham, Virginia Supreme Court
- VEPCO v. Winesett, Virginia Supreme Court
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Discovery
- Court Order Permitting Plaintiffs to Pursue Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims Arising Out of a Fall in a Hospital
- Discovery of Experts
- Order Compelling a Podiatrist to Pay Attorneys Fees for Failing to Produce Medical Records
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions
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Medical Malpractice
- How can I find out if a doctor has ever been disciplined by the Virginia Board of Medicine or whether the doctor has ever had a medical malpractice settlement?
- What is a risk of the procedure?
- What are medication errors?
- Will my case settle?
- Do I need to have an expert witness certify that the case has merit prior to serving a medical malpractice lawsuit?
- 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?
- What is a statute of limitations?
- How much can I recover for my injuries?
- Retained Objects From Surgery
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Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Abuse
- How do I file a complaint against a Virginia Nursing Home?
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Where can I learn more about nursing home abuse and neglect?
- How can I find out if a nursing home has been cited by the Department of Health?
- Who regulates adult homes?
- What is the difference between a nursing home and an adult home/assisted living facility?
- What is the difference between residential living and assisted living at an adult home?
- What questions are important to ask when selecting an attorney to represent a loved one abused or neglected at an adult home?
- Is an adult home legally responsible for crimes committed against its residents?
- Should an adult home be restraining its residents?
- What rights do residents have in an adult home?
- Is there a cap on damages that may be collected against adult homes?
- Is there a time limit for filing suit against an adult home?
- Can I file a lawsuit on behalf of a family member who was injured at an adult home?
- How can I select the right nursing home?
- What are the key questions to ask when visiting a nursing home or adult home?
- Are nursing homes required to have written policies and procedures and do I have a right to review them?
- How can the nursing home lawyers at Williamson Petty assist me?
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Products Liability
- 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?
- What If I Am Injured By The Product While I Was Misusing It?
- Is a Product "Defective" Because It Harmed Me?
- How Long Can I Wait To Bring a Lawsuit?
- What If I Didn't Buy the Product?
- What If The Product Was Not Bought New, But Rather Was Bought Used?
- Are These Types of Cases Simple?
- Can I file a lawsuit if the product was regulated by federal law?
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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?
- What is ERISA and how does it relate to my health insurance?
- What plans are excluded from ERISA preemption?
- What should I do if I have been denied treatment under my health plan?
- What are my legal rights if I have been injured because my insurance company wrongfully denied medical treatment?
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Elder Abuse
- Who regulates adult homes?
- What is the difference between a nursing home and an adult home/assisted living facility?
- What is the difference between residential living and assisted living at an adult home?
- Questions to ask when selecting an attorney to represent a loved one abused or neglected at an adult home?
- Is an adult home legally responsible for criminal acts against its residents?
- Should an adult home be restraining its residents?
- What rights do residents have in an adult home?
- Is there a cap on damages that may be collected against adult homes?
- Is there a time limit for filing suit against an adult home?
- Can I file a lawsuit on behalf of a family member who was injured at an adult home?
- How can I select the right nursing home?
- Key questions to ask when visiting a nursing home or adult home?
- 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 Petty assist me?
Resources
- Medical Malpractice
- Anoxic Brain Injuries Due to Malpractice
- Bowel Injuries
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Retained Objects From Surgery
- American College of Surgeons: Statement on the Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery
- Objects Retained During Surgery: Human Diligence Meets Systems Solutions
- Patient Safety Initiative Update: Retained Foreign Objects
- Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies
- Prevention of Unintended Retained Foreign Objects in Surgery
- The Retained Surgical Sponge
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Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Abuse
- Involuntary Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Patients
- Regulations Restricting the Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes
- Rules and Regulations for Virginia Nursing Homes
- Types of Abuse in Nursing Homes
- Virginia Assisted Living Facility Inspection Reports
- Virginia Department of Health - Nursing Home Complaint Form
- Williamson Petty LC Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Website
- Products Liability
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