Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent injury to left heel and Achilles tendon Name of case: Carter v. Buck Court: Fredericksburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL21-323 Tried before: Judge Name of judge or mediator: Judge Sarah L. Deneke ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Wrongful death Court: Fredericksburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL20000201 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Sarah Deneke Date resolved: 5/21/2021 Special damages: Approximately $187,000 Demand: $2,100,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict ...

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Where appellee was charged with violating a curfew imposed by an emergency order issued by Fredericksburg’s city manager, the city had the authority to do so. Facts After the governor imposed curfews in several cities in response to civil unrest ...

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In what some would call a “unicorn experience,” Virginia had a medical malpractice review panel hearing this year. Review panels once were common as a procedural hurdle for many medical malpractice lawsuits, but they all but died out after the ...

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The plaintiff was a 49-year-old woman who had abdominal surgery in February 2015. The defendant surgeon closed her wound but left a blue surgical towel, measuring 22” x 16”, in the wound. Such towels are NEVER to be introduced into ...

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Plaintiff was a 54-year-old woman who saw defendant podiatrist for intractable foot pain. Defendant diagnosed a neuroma (a benign condition) and scheduled surgery to remove. On the morning of surgery, a nurse noted discoloration of the toes, swelling, and white ...

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The case arises out of the failure to properly place a feeding tube in a patient. The patient subsequently became severely malnourished. As a result, the patient suffered brain damage resulting in permanent cognitive deficits. [17-T-209] Type of action: Medical ...

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Complications from gallbladder surgery led to a $1.875 million jury verdict this month for a patient who was left with permanent injuries. The Fredericksburg jury rejected the patient’s claim against her surgeon Jan. 6, but returned the verdict against the ...

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Plaintiff, 86, married and the mother of seven, presented to the defendant orthopedic spine surgeon in January 2013 with complaints of gait difficulties and imbalance. MRIs of her spine revealed severe spinal canal stenosis (narrowing) and spinal cord compression in ...

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During the summer of 2013, the plaintiff, a retired registered nurse, was the passenger on the back of her friend’s Harley-Davidson motorcycle. They were taking a short ride in the Fredericksburg area on a 55 mph highway on a sunny ...

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