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Medical Malpractice -Woman sustained complications following bladder prolapse surgery
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//March 11, 2026//
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Medical Malpractice -Woman sustained complications following bladder prolapse surgery
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//March 11, 2026//
$400,000 settlement
Injuries alleged: Deviations from the standard of care resulting in permanent bladder dysfunction
Tried before: Mediation
Name of mediator: Justice Jane Marum Roush (Ret.)
Date resolved: Jan. 14, 2026
Amount: $400,000
Attorneys for plaintiff: Peter Anderson and Brewster Rawls, Henrico County, Rawls Law Group
Case description: Rawls Law Group represented a 58?year?old Virginia woman who underwent surgery for bladder prolapse. During the post?operative bladder challenge, a hospital nurse allegedly overfilled the woman’s bladder to more than double the normal capacity and failed to timely catheterize her despite complaints of pain. The nurse’s negligence caused a permanent bladder sprain, recurrent urinary tract infections and voiding dysfunction.
The case was resolved at mediation for $400,000 with Justice Jane Marum Roush (Ret.) of The McCammon Group.
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