Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Tag Archives: Medical Malpractice

Patient fractured femur in hospital fall — $375,000 settlement

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Hospital fall resulting in femur fracture Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Diane Strickland (Ret.) Date resolved: 9/12/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $375,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Brielle ...

Read More »

Physician not negligent in diagnosing man’s brain injury — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent and severe anoxic brain injury Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Anne M. Reed Date resolved: 11/17/2022 Special damages: More than $3,000,000 Demand: $2,200,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: ...

Read More »

Defense verdict reached in $2.5M suit over staph infection — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent scarring, pain and limited range of motion following multiple irrigation and debridement surgeries to clean out staph infection in sternoclavicular joint Court: Prince William County Circuit Court Case no.: CL 170006312-00 Tried ...

Read More »

Woman sustained compression fracture after fall from ladder — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent back pain and disability after a L1 compression fracture Court: Arlington Circuit Court Case no.: Cl 19-1044 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Louise M. DiMatteo Date resolved: 11/3/2022 ...

Read More »

Patient’s pelvis, acetabulum fractured during surgery — $1.65M settlement

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Acetabulum and pelvis fractures Name of judge or mediator: Judge Michael Allen (Ret.) Date resolved: 8/22/2022 Demand: $2,250,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,650,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Irving M. Blank and ...

Read More »

Woman fractured ankles during physical therapy — $500,000 settlement

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Fractured ankles Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Date resolved: 9/8/2022 Special damages: $100,000 Demand: $850,000 Offer: $500,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $500,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): ...

Read More »

Misread mammograms resulted in late diagnoses, death — $8.65M settlement

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Injuries and death Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Jane Marum Roush (Ret.) Date resolved: 8/1/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $8,650,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Stephanie E. Grana ...

Read More »

Ototoxic meds allegedly caused patient’s hearing loss — $600,000 settlement

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Hearing loss and balance impairment Date resolved: 9/20/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $600,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Carlton Bennett, Virginia Beach; Brewster Rawls, Richmond Description of case: In early 2019, the ...

Read More »