Virginia medical malpractice lawyers Archives

$1,750,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed Despite Exclusion Of Defense Expert

September 22, 2026

The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed the $1,750,000 Virginia medical malpractice verdict in favor of a man who had undergone an appendectomy but the surgeon failed to remove his entire appendix, thereby requiring further surgery. The Virginia appellate court rejected the Defendant’s argum[...]

$1.775M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Stroke From Aneurysm That Ruptured During Unnecessary Surgery

August 9, 2026

On March 20, 2026, a Virginia medical malpractice case was settled during the first week of trial after the defendant’s expert testified. The case had been tried twice before: the first trial ended in a verdict for the plaintiff that was reversed on appeal, and the second trial resulted in a h[...]

$500,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Surgery On Wrong Area Of Back

July 30, 2026

On April 30, 2026, a Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that a surgeon operated on an area of a patient’s back that was lower than the intended area was settled for $500,000. The plaintiff did not claim medical expenses and the settlement was for her noneconomic damages. The Vir[...]

Virginia Supreme Court Applies Continuing Treatment Rule In Dismissing Medical Malpractice Case

February 24, 2026

On June 30, 2021, Renee Jauregui (“Jauregui”) filed a complaint asserting a medical malpractice claim against Dr. Cothran. In her complaint, Jauregui claimed that she had seen Dr. Cothran, an OB/GYN, for several pregnancy related visits between May and October 2018. Jauregui alleged that, during[...]

$1M Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Communicate HPV Test Results

December 20, 2025

In June 2025, a Virginia medical malpractice case was settled for $1.15 million in which the plaintiff alleged that her doctor’s office failed to tell her the results of an HPV test that caused a delay in being diagnosed with cervical cancer and resulting in a poor prognosis for Stage IVB cerv[...]

Virginia Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Defective Habit Instruction

October 21, 2025

Plaintiff Ann Reynolds Lee filed her Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. William Manson, UVA Physicians Group, and Dr. Troy Davis. She alleged that in September 2020, she underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at UVA Medical Center. Dr. Manson was Lee’s attending anesthe[...]

Five Families Whose Babies Were Allegedly Intentionally Injured By A Nurse In A Hospital’s NICU Have Settled Their Civil Claims

August 15, 2025

It was reported in late June that HCA Healthcare, which operates Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, has settled with five families whose babies allegedly had their bones broken by neonatal ICU nurse Erin Strotman or experienced other forms of neglect while in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit [...]

$3.45M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrong Bariatric Surgery Performed

March 1, 2025

On July 12, 2024, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.45 million in favor of the plaintiff, who suffered harm because her surgeon performed the wrong gastric procedure on her. The plaintiff had initially consulted with a physician associated with the Virginia[...]

Virginia Hospital Indicted For Healthcare Fraud Involving Unnecessary Surgeries

February 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 8, 2025 that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) with healthcare fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and interference with government functions. As alleged in the indictment, [...]

$1.5M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For New Mother Who Bled To Death Due To Untreated Rare Blood Disorder

December 12, 2024

On March 28, 2024, after nine hours of jury deliberations, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.5 million in favor of the family of a 41-year-old woman who died from a brain bleed due to a rare blood disorder, shortly after giving birth to her third child on A[...]

$5.5M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict

October 31, 2024

On January 26, 2024, a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5.5 million (including $9,206.87 in funeral expenses) for a 48-year-old man who died from pulmonary embolism after he visited his family doctor complaining of shortness of breath, dizziness[...]

$1,175,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Misread EKG

October 24, 2024

On March 11, 2024, a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death claim against a cardiologist who allegedly misread/misinterpreted the decedent’s EKG that was taken in the patient’s primary care physician’s office the day before, was reportedly settled for $1,175,000. The patient h[...]

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