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
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
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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
Practice Areas
- Defective Products
- Retained Objects From Surgery
- Medical Malpractice
- Managed Care Abuse & Insurance Company Misconduct
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
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
- Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court Appoints Tom Williamson to the Futures Commission
- Tom Williamson Obtains Medical Malpractice Verdict in Richmond, Virginia.
- Tom Williamson included in the publication Best Lawyers in America 2006 Edition
- Tom Williamson Recognized Again By His Peers As Among Virginia's Legal Elite in Civil Litigation
Document Library
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice Victory in Richmond
- Medical Malpractice Legislation Update
- Riverside Hospital v. Johnson
- Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
- Medical Malpractice Win in Petersburg, Virginia
- Managed Care Abuse & Insurance Company Misconduct
- Piercing the Armor: Approaches to Managed Care Liability.
- Managed Care Liability-An Update On ERISA Case Law-Jan.
- 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
- Tom Williamson is selected for the publication The Best Lawyers in America
- Court Opinions in Cases of our Lawyers
- Riverside Hospital v. Johnson (2006)
- Bates v. Commonwealth of Virginia
- Chandler v. Graffeo (Virginia Supreme Court 2004)
- 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
- Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program v. Williamson
- Crone v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. Virginia Supreme Court
- Ayers v. Mosby, Virginia Supreme Court (1998)
- VEPCO v. Winesett, Virginia Supreme Court
- Lee v. Bourgeois, Virginia Supreme Court (1996)
- Johnson v. Raviotta (Virginia Supreme Court 2002)
- Brooks v. Loehman's Inc. (Virginia Supreme Court 2001)
- Didato v. Strehler, Virginia Supreme Court (2001)
- Nursing Home Liability and Elder Abuse
- Elder Abuse and Neglect Library
- Order Compelling Disclosure of Nursing Home Policies and Procedures
- Pressure Sores and the Law
- 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
- A Horse to Ride: Finding Experts
- 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
- Motion to Compel Defendant to Answer Deposition Questions
- Brief to Compel Production of Hospital Incident Report
- Order Compelling a Podiatrist to Pay Attorneys Fees for Failing to Produce Medical Records
- Memorandum In Support of Compelling Production of Secret Surveillance Videos
- Discovery of Experts
- General
Frequently Asked Questions
- Defective Products
- Can I file a lawsuit if the product was regulated by federal law?
- 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?
- 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 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?
- 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?
- 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 lawyers at Williamson & Lavecchia assist me?
- 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
- Defective Products
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Product Recalls
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Retained Objects From Surgery
- Medical Malpractice
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- 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
- Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Website
- General
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Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C.
6800 Paragon Place, Suite 233
Richmond, VA 23230-1652
Tel: 804 288-1661
Fax: 804 282-1766
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?