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- Medical Malpractice
- Car / Truck Accidents
- Birth Injuries
- Brain Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Catastrophic Personal Injuries
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Medical Malpractice
- Retained Foreign Object Cases Remain A Patient Safety Risk
- 529 Medical Errors Reported in the District of Columbia In One Year
- Preemption of Tort Litigation
- Medicare Stops Paying for Medical Errors
- Serious But Preventable Medical Injuries On The Rise
Brain Injuries
Catastrophic Personal Injuries
Public Health Safety Annoucements
- Anti-Patient Bill Fails In Virginia General Assembly Subcommittee
- New Study Offers Reminder to Parents to Secure Medications at Home
- Patient Follow-up Is Vital
Insurance
General
- It Is The Insurance Industry That Is In Dire Need Of Reform
- New Harvard Study Deals Another Blow To Tort Reform Advocates
- Frivilous Lawsuits Myth Debunked
- Are Insurance Companies Shedding Their Role As Risk-Bearers In An Effort To Become Profitable Financial Institutions?
- Study Finds Type Of Health Care Inusrance Affects The Quality Of Care Patients Receive
News
- Government Study's Findings About The Prevalence Of Hospital-Based Infections Called "Astonishing"
Posted on 8/27/2009 - Study Finds Radiation Risk for Patients
Posted on 8/27/2009 - FDA Panel Recommends Lowering Daily Dose of Acetaminophen
Posted on 7/6/2009 - Studies Call Into Question Value Of Prostate Screening Test
Posted on 7/6/2009 - Study Shows Link Between Death and ADHD Drugs
Posted on 6/17/2009 - New Research Challenges Wisdom of Routine Removal of Ovaries
Posted on 4/21/2009 - "Best Lawyers in America" recognizes all three Shevlin Smith attorneys
Posted on 12/4/2008 - Federal Court Strikes Down Dangerous Trucking Law
Posted on 12/4/2008 - Lives Saved in 2007 by Restraint Use and Minimum Drinking Age Laws
Posted on 12/4/2008 - World Health Organization Issues a Checklist to Make Operations Safer
Posted on 12/4/2008
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Old Firm News
- Tom Smith Named Super Lawyer
- Shevlin Smith Moves Office
- Virginia's Largest Verdicts of 2006
- Virginia's Largest Verdicts of 2005
Brain Injury
Medical Articles
- Report to Congress on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Steps to Prevent a Serious Public Health Problems
- Elective C-sections performed too early 36% of the time
- Experts Worry About Rise In C-Section Births
- Millions of Seniors Use Risky Drug Combinations
- "Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord"
Significant Court Decisions
- Virginia Supreme Court Issues Important Decision For Disputed Wrongful Death Cases
- Virginia Supreme Court clarifies the foundational requirements for the admissibility of medical literature
- Virginia Supreme Court addresses damages issue in truck accident wrongful death case
- Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds That A Doctor's Responsibility Goes Beyond Patients
- Trial Court Order Awarding Plaintiff Costs and Attorney's Fees As A Result Of Defendant's Refusal To Admit An Uncontested Fact
Car / Truck Accidents
- Large-Truck Crash Causation Study: An Initial Overview
- Speeding Triples The Chances of an Auto Accident
Tort Reform News
- Insurance companies drastically raise insurance premiums for doctors despite a fall in the number of medical malpractice case filings
- The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America
- "The Fairness of Malpractice Settlements"
- Harvard School of Public Health study: "Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation"
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Blog
- Medical Malpractice
- Retained Foreign Object Cases Remain A Patient Safety Risk
- 529 Medical Errors Reported in the District of Columbia In One Year
- Preemption of Tort Litigation
- Medicare Stops Paying for Medical Errors
- Serious But Preventable Medical Injuries On The Rise
- Another Frivilous Lawsuit Myth Debunked
- Website Allows Patients To Compare Hospital Ratings
- Shevlin Smith's Praise for "A Call To Action For Doctors"
- How Can A Medical Malpractice Case Be Called Frivolous When Expert Medical Testimony Is Required Before A Lawsuit Can Even Be Filed?
- Three Virginia Nursing Homes Listed Among Nation's Worst
- Is there too much medical malpractice litigation or is there too much medical malpractice?
- Brain Injuries
- Catastrophic Personal Injuries
- Insurance
- Public Health Safety Annoucements
- Anti-Patient Bill Fails In Virginia General Assembly Subcommittee
- New Study Offers Reminder to Parents to Secure Medications at Home
- Patient Follow-up Is Vital
- General
- It Is The Insurance Industry That Is In Dire Need Of Reform
- New Harvard Study Deals Another Blow To Tort Reform Advocates
- Frivilous Lawsuits Myth Debunked
- Are Insurance Companies Shedding Their Role As Risk-Bearers In An Effort To Become Profitable Financial Institutions?
- Study Finds Type Of Health Care Inusrance Affects The Quality Of Care Patients Receive
- FDA acknowledges loophole that allows non-FDA approved drugs to be prescribed by health care providers
- Is The FDA Doing Its Best To Protect American Citizens From The Risks Of Drug Medications?
Practice Areas
- Fairfax, Virginia and Washington D.C. Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Shevlin Smith
- Car, Automobile, Truck Accidents, Crashes, Northern Virginia, Fairfax
- Fairfax, Virginia and Washington D.C. Birth Injuries Attorney, Shevlin Smith
- Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. Brain Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Shevlin Smith
- Virginia and Washington D.C. Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers, Fairfax Paralysis Attorneys. Shevlin Smith
- Fairfax, Virginia and Washington D.C. Catastrophic Injuries Attorney, Shevlin Smith
News
- Government Study's Findings About The Prevalence Of Hospital-Based Infections Called "Astonishing"
- Study Finds Radiation Risk for Patients
- FDA Panel Recommends Lowering Daily Dose of Acetaminophen
- Studies Call Into Question Value Of Prostate Screening Test
- Study Shows Link Between Death and ADHD Drugs
- New Research Challenges Wisdom of Routine Removal of Ovaries
- "Best Lawyers in America" recognizes all three Shevlin Smith attorneys
- Federal Court Strikes Down Dangerous Trucking Law
- Lives Saved in 2007 by Restraint Use and Minimum Drinking Age Laws
- World Health Organization Issues a Checklist to Make Operations Safer
- FDA Believes That Heparin Contamination Was Likely Intentional
- Safety Alert Issued for Heparin
- FDA Identifies Potential Problem Drugs
- Virginia Super Lawyers recognize Thomas G. Smith and Michael J. Shevlin
- Virginia Supreme Court Denies Charitable Immunity For Doctors
- Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths
- Tom Smith Named Washington D.C. Metro "Super Lawyer"
- FDA Cautions Use of the Blood Thinning Drug Heparin
- Two Northern Virginia Obstetricians Formally Reprimanded
- Mass General Hospital study finds gaps between doctors' standards and actions
- Rhode Island Hospital Makes Third Brain Injury Mistake This Year
- Illinois Court Declares State Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
- Bristol Myers Strengthens Warning on Ultrasound Drug Definity
- Research Breakthrough Suggests New Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
- New treatments prevent brain injury after strokes in rats
- New Discovery Shows Adult Human Brain Has Ability To Change Its Functioning - Findings May Lead To New Treatments For Brain Injured Patients
- New Clinical Study Casts Doubt About The Safety of Diabetes Drugs
- Two-Year Study Questions The Safety Of Drug-Coated Stents For Heart Attack Patients
- Pattern of Greed 2007: How Insurance Companies Put Profits Over Policyholders
- Dangers of Drug Patches Overlooked
Case Results
- Medical Malpractice
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals Upholds $4 Million Verdict For Wrongful Death of 40-year-old Woman from an Undiagnosed Blood Clot
- Jury Awards $3.4 Million for Wrongful Death from Drug Reaction
- Jury Awards $3 Million For Wrongful Death From Cervical Cancer
- Breast Cancer Case Settles For $2.4 Million
- Verdict for $2.3 Million Against Hospital Whose Physician Engaged In Sexual Relationship With His Patient
- Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case Following Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Settlement of $1.475 Million for Failure To Diagnose Heart Disease
- $1.25 Million Settlement For Wrongful Death From Acute Pancreatitis
- Misread Mammogram Leads to $1.05 Million Settlement
- $1.05 Million Settlement In Bacterial Endocarditis Case
- Shevlin Smith Client's Case Settles and Defendant Doctor's Medical License Suspended
Awarded: $4,000,000.00
Awarded: $3,400,000.00
Awarded: $3,000,000.00
Awarded: $2,400,000.00
Awarded: $2,300,000.00
Awarded: $2,249,672
Awarded: $1,475,000.00
Awarded: $1,250,000.00
Awarded: $1,050,000.00
Awarded: $1,050,000.00
Awarded: Confidential
- Car / Truck Accidents
- Dump Truck Accident Case Settlement
- Automobile Accident Case Settled for $500,000
- Automobile Accident Case Settles for $500,000 after the Discovery of a Second Insurance Policy
- Head-on collision case settles for $425,000
- Jury Verdict in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case
- Car Accident Case Settles for Policy Limits
- Case Settlement For Pedestrian Hit By Car In Shopping Center Parking Lot
Awarded: Confidential
Awarded: $500,000.00
Awarded: $500,000.00
Awarded: 425,000
Awarded: $145,000
Awarded: $100,000.00
Awarded: $100,000.00
- Birth Injuries
- $5 Million Settlement For Infant Who Suffered Severe Brain Injury Due To Delay In Performing C-Section
- Virginia Supreme Court Upholds $3.3 Million Award and Settlement To Mother and Son for Birth Injuries
- Cerebral palsy due to placental insufficiency--cap settlement
Awarded: $5,000,000.00
Awarded: $3,300,000.00
Awarded: $1,000,000.00
- Brain Injuries
- $6 Million Settlement For Stroke Victim
- $3.3 Million Verdict For Wrongful Death Of 3-Year Old At Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Brain Injury Caused By Epidural During Cesarean Section Settled For $1.45 Million
- $1.375 Million Settlement Due To Nursing Error
Awarded: $6,000,000.00
Awarded: $3,300,000.00
Awarded: $1,450,000.00
Awarded: $1,375,000.00
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- $1,475,000 Medical Malpractice Case Settlement
Awarded: $1,475,000
- Catastrophic Personal Injuries
- Defective Knee Implant Case Settled For 40 Clients
- $4 Million Settlement In Food Poisoning Case
Awarded: Confidential
Awarded: $4,000,000.00
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Document Library
- Old Firm News
- Tom Smith Named Super Lawyer
- Shevlin Smith Moves Office
- Virginia's Largest Verdicts of 2006
- Virginia's Largest Verdicts of 2005
- Brain Injury
- Medical Articles
- Report to Congress on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Steps to Prevent a Serious Public Health Problems
- Elective C-sections performed too early 36% of the time
- Experts Worry About Rise In C-Section Births
- Millions of Seniors Use Risky Drug Combinations
- "Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord"
- Significant Court Decisions
- Virginia Supreme Court Issues Important Decision For Disputed Wrongful Death Cases
- Virginia Supreme Court clarifies the foundational requirements for the admissibility of medical literature
- Virginia Supreme Court addresses damages issue in truck accident wrongful death case
- Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds That A Doctor's Responsibility Goes Beyond Patients
- Trial Court Order Awarding Plaintiff Costs and Attorney's Fees As A Result Of Defendant's Refusal To Admit An Uncontested Fact
- Virginia Supreme Court reaffirms mother's right to recover for her own emotional distress suffered as a result of an in utero injury to her fetus
- Virginia Supreme Court agrees with trial court's decision to fine defense attorney who raised groundless legal defenses
- Car / Truck Accidents
- Large-Truck Crash Causation Study: An Initial Overview
- Speeding Triples The Chances of an Auto Accident
- Tort Reform News
- Insurance companies drastically raise insurance premiums for doctors despite a fall in the number of medical malpractice case filings
- The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America
- "The Fairness of Malpractice Settlements"
- Harvard School of Public Health study: "Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation"
- "To Err Is Human: Building A Safer Health System"
- Financial Statements From 15 Largest Medical Malpractice Insurers Show Increase In Doctor's Insurance Premiums Not The Result Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Frequently Asked Questions
- General Questions
- If I was injured due to the negligence of another person, should I seek medical treatment?
- What are the expenses for bringing a medical malpractice or personal injury case?
- What is the likelihood of my case settling without having to go to trial?
- What should I do if I believe that I have been injured due to medical malpractice or the negligence of another person?
- What fee does an attorney charge for representing a client in a medical malpractice or personal injury claim?
- Car / Truck Accidents
I have been injured in a car or truck accident and I am now receiving calls or letters from the insurance company of the person who caused the accident. What should I do?
What information can I provide to an attorney to assist the attorney in the review process of my case?
- Birth Injuries
- What if I suspect that my child’s injury was caused by medical negligence at birth?
- How is negligence proved in cases of birth injuries?
- What are the main types of birth injury cases?
- Medical Malpractice
- Will my medical malpractice case require expert witness testimony, and how do you select an expert witness?
- How does a law firm determine which medical malpractice cases to accept?
- Are surgical injuries considered medical malpractice?
- How does one know if he or she is a victim of medical malpractice or negligence?
- What experience should I look for in a medical malpractice attorney?
- Is a misdiagnosis or the failure to make a diagnosis always medical malpractice?
- When does a health care provider's failure to treat an infection become medical malpractice?
- Will my health care providers tell me if a mistake has been made?
- Brain Injuries
- What is a concussion, and does suffering a concussion mean that I have suffered a permanent brain injury?
- What are the symptoms of a subtle or mild brain injury?
- How is a brain injury diagnosed?
- What is the frequency of traumatic brain injuries in the United States?
- What is the prognosis for a person who has suffered a traumatic brain injury?
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Catastrophic Injuries
Resources
- Medical Malpractice
- American Medical Association
- Virginia State Board of Medicine
- National Cancer Institute
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- The American Heart Association
- Mayo Clinic Health Information System
- Cleveland Clinic Health Information System
- PubMed Central
- Car / Truck Accidents
- 2006 Statistics for Virginia Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Truck Accident Legal Center
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Truck Safety Coalition
- NHTSA Crash Avoidance Research Technical Publications
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Child Passenger Safety Tips from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Birth Injuries
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Cerebral Palsy Information
- Center for Disease Control
- Well Child Care in the U.S.
- Brachial Plexus Injury Information from National Institute of Health
- Brain Injuries
- Centre for Neuro Skills
- Northern Virginia Brain Injury Association
- Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Harvard Medical School - Whole Brain Atlas
- Spinal Cord Injuries
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General Questions
- If I was injured due to the negligence of another person, should I seek medical treatment?
- What is the likelihood of my case settling without having to go to trial?
- What are the expenses for bringing a medical malpractice or personal injury case?
- What fee does an attorney charge for representing a client in a medical malpractice or personal injury claim?
- What should I do if I believe that I have been injured due to medical malpractice or the negligence of another person?
Car / Truck Accidents
What information can I provide to an attorney to assist the attorney in the review process of my case?
I have been injured in a car or truck accident and I am now receiving calls or letters from the insurance company of the person who caused the accident. What should I do?
Birth Injuries
- What if I suspect that my child’s injury was caused by medical negligence at birth?
- How is negligence proved in cases of birth injuries?
- What are the main types of birth injury cases?
Medical Malpractice
- Will my medical malpractice case require expert witness testimony, and how do you select an expert witness?
- How does one know if he or she is a victim of medical malpractice or negligence?
- How does a law firm determine which medical malpractice cases to accept?
- Are surgical injuries considered medical malpractice?
- Will my health care providers tell me if a mistake has been made?
Brain Injuries
- What is a concussion, and does suffering a concussion mean that I have suffered a permanent brain injury?
- What is the prognosis for a person who has suffered a traumatic brain injury?
- What is the frequency of traumatic brain injuries in the United States?
- How is a brain injury diagnosed?
- What are the symptoms of a subtle or mild brain injury?