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The chief of vascular surgery at INOVA Fairfax Hospital lied in medical records to cover up the fact that he operated on the wrong leg of his patient, accord­ing to a lawsuit filed this month. The startling allegations are con­tained ...

A doctor’s long-running dispute with a consultant hired to help him buy a medical practice turned into a battle of the experts, as the doctor finally got to try his claim for damages in Alex­andria federal court. The case had ...

A pastor who claimed negligent knee surgery forced the amputation of her right leg won a $1.75 million verdict against her doctor in a community known for conservative juries. The Dec. 15 verdict appeared to tie the largest ever tort ...

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 ...

A popular Roanoke Valley allergist is free to practice in that community under a ruling by a circuit court judge. The judge concluded that a noncompete agreement with the doctor’s former practice group was flawed both by vague terminology and ...

An Abingdon federal jury awarded $2.75 million to family members of a patient who died of a pulmonary embolism despite an emergency room visit nearly three weeks before. The Dec. 7 verdict came after a four-day trial before U.S. District ...

Two Virginia judges have taken different views of the value of public disclosure of lawsuit settlements for cases involving death or child victims. The extent of the public’s right to know about the handling of significant cases with potentially vulnerable ...

Another ruling in a Newport News court could help lawyers for hospital patients get a comprehensive look at the information hiding deep in electronic medical records. Avery T. “Sandy” Waterman Jr. has been pressing for full disclosure of digital hospital ...

The family of a patient severely burned when hospital staffers allegedly used a coffee maker to fill hot water compresses has recovered a half million dollars from the University of Virginia Health System. The burn case was settled in May ...

A Salem physician claims he was terminated by his practice group after the business forced him to sign a noncompete agreement that now bars him from working anywhere near his home. Allergist Thomas Fame is asking a judge to release ...