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• Medical Malpractice
• Congressman John Murtha Dies from Surgical Error
• Illinois Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Cap Unconstitutional
• Senate Challenges Collusion by Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies
• Estate of Georgia Woman Wins $6M Verdict in DVT Case
• Republican Health Care Bill Takes "Tort Reform" to Extremes
• Falls in Healthcare Facilities
• Doctor Allows Patient to Die to Steal Watch
• "Tort Reform" Unrelated to Health Care Costs
• Medication Error Settlement
• Treating the Medical Hit and Run
• Tips for Preventing Medication Errors
• Doctors Push "Gag Contracts" on Patients
• Preventing Medication Errors
• States Weigh the Merits of Medical Malpractice Caps
• Too many lawsuits or too much malpractice?
• Medical Malpractice Myths
• Medical Malpractice Cap on Damages
• Will Someone Take Responsibility for Medication Errors?
• Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
• Half of Pediatricians Would Refuse to Admit Medical Mistakes
• Coumadin: Serious Side Effects and Patient Education
• Majority of ER Patients Leave Hospital Confused about Treatment and Medications
• Reporting Medication Errors
• CBS 60 Minutes Story on Medication Errors
• Medication Error Website
• Too many medical malpractice lawsuits?
• Arbitrary Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages in Virginia
• Medication Errors Lead to 18 Million Emergency Room Visits
• Using Technology to Prevent Medication Errors
• Over 238,000 Preventable Hospital Deaths
• 30,000 Americans Wake Up During Surgery Each Year
• Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million Americans
• Should physicians who commit medical malpractice be protected by charitable immunity?
• Patient Injuries and Death Due to Medication Errors
• Who should pay when hospitals commit errors?
• Expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases
• Products Liability
• Toyota is Investigating Corolla Power Steering Problems
• Automobile Recalls
• Largest Crib Recall in U.S. History
• $300M Verdict against Philip Morris
• Drugs Often Go Untested, Report Says
• $3.2 million recovery in Zometa drug case
• Children's Tylenol Recalled
• Liability of Sperm Banks
• Food Safety - Overhaul
• Pistachios Recalled Due to Salmonella
• Peanut Butter Made In Virginia May Be Source of Salmonella Outbreak
• Doctors Agree that Lawsuits Are Effective Deterrents Against the Sale of Dangerous Drugs
• Public Notification of Defective Products
• Nursing Home and Elder Abuse
• Civil Penalties Against Assisted Living Facilities
• Virginia Ranks No. 2 in Nation in Assisted Living Facility Beds
• How you do investigate complaints against nursing homes?
• Resident on Resident Violence in Nursing Homes
• Nursing Home Patients Abused by Other Patients
• What are the chances that you will become a nursing home patient?
• Ever wonder what life is like in a nursing home? Read this
• New Nursing Home Guidelines Focus on Quality of Life
• CNAs are Underpaid and Overworked
• Video Surveillance in Nursing Homes
• Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
• Should surveillance cameras be permitted in nursing homes?
• Maggot Therapy For Pressure Ulcers
• Minimal Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes
• Nursing Home Patient Freezes To Death
• Nursing Home Aide Charged with Abuse
• Half of all Richmond Nursing Homes Rated 1 Star
• Deficiencies at 90% of Nursing Homes
• Nursing Home Arbitration Act
• Nursing Home Employees Stealing Medicine
• Medication Errors in Virginia Nursing Homes
• Nursing Homes Chronically Understaffed
• Protecting Rights of Family Members in Nursing Homes
• Nursing Home Inspectors Overlook Serious Violations
• Mandatory Nursing Home Malpractice Insurance Law Dies in Committee
• Oklahoma Senate Approves Bill Requiring Nursing Homes to Carry Malpractice Insurance
• Should nursing homes be required to carry liability insurance?
• More than 60 Virginia Nursing Homes Targeted for High-risk Pressure Ulcer and/or Physical Restraint Improvement
• Nursing home fire sends 24 patients to the hospital
• Nursing Home Fined $20,000 for Restraining Patients to their Beds
• Nursing Home Admission Agreements - Be Careful What You Sign
• Human Rights Complaint Against Nursing Homes
• Congress to Investigate Nursing Home Buyouts
• Senators Seek GAO Investigation into Private Nursing Homes
• Nursing Homes Hiding Assets from Victims of Abuse
• Retained Objects From Surgery
• Why is Medicare refusing to pay to remove surgical sponges?
• Technology to Prevent Retained Operating Room Sponges
• Nothing Left Behind: Preventing Retained Objects From Surgery
• Hospital leaves a sponge in a patient
• General
• Williamson & Lavecchia Included in Largest Verdicts of 2009
• Defamation Lawsuit Against Dixie Chicks
• Texas Woman Receives Settlement in Case Against Policeman who Tasered her
• Injury caused by "Medical Spas"
• Do I have a right to my medical records?
• Recent Finding: ICU Stays Might do More Harm than Good.
• Virginia Ranks in Bottom 10 for Nursing Home Staffing
• Woman on Cell Phone Crashes Into Police
• Department of Justice Investigation of Virginia Mentally Disabled Training Center
• How common is elder abuse?
• Attorneys Fees
• The Rule of Law
• What is my case worth?
• Punitive damages in Virginia

Practice Areas

• Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Physician and Hospital Negligence, Surgical Errors
• Virginia Surgical Malpractice Attorneys - Retained Objects
• Virginia Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Lawyers, Elder Abuse and Neglect Attorneys, Pressure Sores, Falls, Medication Errors
• Virginia Product Liability Lawyers, Richmond Defective Products Lawyers, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Insurance Company Misconduct, Managed Care Abuse - Richmond, Virginia Attorneys

News

• Jonathan Petty Wins Surgical Malpractice Trial
• Jonathan Petty Lectures on Expert Witnesses
• Jonathan Petty Wins Medical Malpractice Trial in Prince Edward County
• Tom Williamson Wins in the Virginia Supreme Court
• Jonathan Petty Wins Medical Malpractice Arbitration
• FDA Press Release: One Million Pounds of Pistachios Recalled
• Best Lawyers names Tom Williamson "Richmond Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year”
• Tom Williamson Honored as the 2009 Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation (Virginia) by Washington D.C.’s Best Lawyers®.
• Carolyn Lavecchia Recognized as One of the Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Virginia
• Tom Williamson Publishes an Article on Finding Qualified Experts
• Superlawyers 2008: Tom Williamson is One of the Top 50 Lawyers in Virginia
• Three Williamson & Lavecchia Lawyers Recognized By Super Lawyers for Medical Malpractice
• WIlliamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Welcomes Legal Nurse Consultant Wendy Moore
• Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Launches Spanish Website
• 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
• Tom Williamson Obtains Medical Malpractice Verdict in Richmond, Virginia.
• Tom Williamson Recognized Again By His Peers As Among Virginia's Legal Elite in Civil Litigation

Case Results

• Medical Malpractice
  • Verdict Against A Radiologist in Farmville

  Awarded: $3,700,000 Malpractice Verdict

  • Jonathan Petty Wins Surgical Malpractice Trial in Federal Court

  Awarded: $2,000,000 Jury Verdict

  • Cerebral Palsy Caused By Birth Injury Settlement

  Awarded: $1,600,000 Birth Injury Settlement

  • Jonathan Petty Obtains $1.6 Million Arbitration Award

  Awarded: $1,600,000 Arbitration Award

  • Settlement of Pressure Ulcer Case

  Awarded: $255,000 Settlement

• Nursing Home and Elder Abuse
  • $710,000 Settlement of Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit

  Awarded: $710,000 Nursing Home Settlement

  • $450,000 Personal Injury Settlement with Assisted Living Facility

  Awarded: $450,000 Personal Injury Settlement

  • Settlement of Wrongful Death Case Against Assisted Living Facility

  Awarded: $345,000 Assisted Living Facility Settlement

Document Library

• Medical Malpractice
• Centra Health v. Mullins - amicus curiae brief
• Riverside Hospital v. Johnson
• Medical Malpractice Legislation Update
• Medical Malpractice Victory in Richmond
• Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
• Medical Malpractice Win in Petersburg, Virginia
• Nursing Home and Elder Abuse
• Revised Guidelines for Nursing Home Inspections
• 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 Tom Williamson
• Tom Williamson is selected for the publication The Best Lawyers in America
• Curriculum Vita of Carolyn Lavecchia
• Curriculum Vita of Joshua Silverman
• Tom Williamson Named to Legal Elite
• Lavecchia Receives Award
• Our Lawyers in the News
• Washington DCs Best Lawyers in America
• 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)
• Didato v. Strehler, Virginia Supreme Court (2001)
• 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
• Nursing Home Liability and Elder Abuse
• Order Compelling Disclosure of Nursing Home Policies and Procedures
• Elder Abuse and Neglect Library
• Pressure Sores and the Law
• Defective Products
• BAUSCH & LOMB RECALLS RENU WITH MOISTURELOC® CONTACT LENS SOLUTION
• Federal Preemption in Product Liability Claims
• Asking the Right Questions: Admitting into Evidence Expert Opinions in a Products Liability Lawsuit
• Expert Witnesses
• John Crain Pain
• A Horse to Ride: Finding Experts
• The Expert Witness
• Admissibility Of Expert Testimony in Virginia Courts
• 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
• Other Topics
• Brief in Seeking Sanctions Against a Defendant for Destroying Evidence
• Iqbal: A Watershed Vignette in a Long Saga.
• Impact of Ahlborn on Virginia Medicaid Lien Law
• General
• The Deadman's Statute
• Admitting Into Evidence Computer Graphics and Simulations
• Using Medical Literature To Prove Damages

Frequently Asked Questions

• Medical Malpractice
• What are medication errors?
• 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?
• 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?
• How much can I recover for my injuries?
• 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?
• Nursing Home and Elder Abuse

• 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 & Lavecchia assist me?
• 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?
• 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?
• 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 & Lavecchia assist me?

Resources

• Medical Malpractice
• Institute of Medicine: "What You Can Do To Prevent Medication Errors"
• People Over Profits
• Preventing Medical Errors
• Virginia Practitioner Database
• Medline
• Retained Objects From Surgery
• Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies
• Prevention of Unintended Retained Foreign Objects in Surgery
• The Retained Surgical Sponge
• Nursing Home and Elder Abuse
• Involuntary Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Patients
• Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Website
• Regulations Restricting the Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes
• Virginia Department of Health - Nursing Home Complaint Form
• Rules and Regulations for Virginia Nursing Homes
• Types of Abuse in Nursing Homes
• Virginia Assisted Living Facility Inspection Reports
• Products Liability
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Product Recalls
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• General
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Findlaw
• Code of Virginia (searchable index)
• Virginia Judicial System
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

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