This morning I read a tragic news story about a Virginia woman who was in a car accident that caused the death of her unborn child. I was impressed by the explanations provided by the article author, of the litigation process the woman and her family endured after the accident…
read moreNo, I don’t have a statistic from a Center for Medicare Medicaid Services to support the following statement, but I do have my 2023 long term care cases that support it 100%: Most malpractice occurs in a long term care facility, within two weeks of admission or re-admission. Imagine the…
read moreYesterday I had an informal conversation with palliative care PA Fiona Sampey about end of life care, and how to plan with your family months and years before a bad diagnosis or change in medical condition occurs. We discussed how to have the conversation, when, what legal documents make this…
read moreWhat if as a day care worker, you worked 7 days on – 12 hour shifts, then disappeared for 7 days. What if you had 60 new children to care for each day, and had no time to get to know them before you had to provide care? What if…
read moreYes, lawyers file lawsuits but often the Virginians who call us seeking advice as to whether their loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice are calling in the middle of a health care trauma and need more than just legal advice. They need help becoming a health care…
read moreGrief is an unexplainable presence in the lives of so many. It’s ugly, raw, emptying, and at time, feels endless. And yet death is one of life’s most awful guarantees. Imagine for a minute, your grief, and the most intimate details of your loss were live Tweeted, or published through…
read moreHumans are curious creatures, and the thousands of Virginians who call our Roanoke legal office each year to ask about a medical trauma or potential medical malpractice will often ask out loud – “How does this happen in American Healthcare?” It is an excellent question. One that have I spent…
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