Medical Malpractice

• FDA Weakens Victim's Rights

  Staff Writer | April 20, 2006 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  The Bush Administration has taken yet another step to weaken the rights ofvictims of medically related mistakes. The latest effort to protect the drugmanufacturers in the United States is the issuance of a new rule by the Food and DrugAdministration pertaining to labeling requirements by drug manufacturers. The firstthing this new rule does is make it clear that the Food and Drug...

• The Most Dangerous Days of The Year Are??

  John Cooper | April 12, 2006 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  Monday, April 3, 2006 was a dangerous day on the road. Every Monday following the conversion back to daylight savings time in the Spring is a heavy day for traffic accidents. The problem is that everyone is an hour short of sleep and in a rush. This results in a statistical increase in the number of car wrecks. I hope you made it through the day okay.Another dangerous time is to be in the...

• Food Poisoning--Doctor's Diagnosis Okay Without Lab Test Proof

  Rick Shapiro | March 05, 2006 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  Virginia law has a special "food warranty" that is an obligation on any seller or distributor of foods or consumable or edible products. The warranty provided by such sellers is that the product or consumable is wholesome for human use. The violation of this warranty may impose strict legal liability on the company or person under Virginia law making the person or company responsible for...

• Why Are Medical Malpractice Cases Hard To Prove?

  Rick Shapiro | March 01, 2006 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  Medical malpractice lawsuits are attacked by doctors and major insurance companies, but the laws that permit these suits are critical to assuring that the delivery of medical care in the U.S. is improved. Simply stated: without the risk of economic penalty for poor care, U.S. medical services would be far worse today. In fact, recent studies have shown that medical malpractice claims have NOT...