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• Medical Malpractice
  • Woman Suffers Brain Damage after Virginia Birth Injury
  • Woman Suffers Mastectomy after Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Virginia
  • Do I Have a Valid Virginia Medical Malpractice Case?
  • New Law Gives Virginia Medical Malpractice Victims Access to Hospital Records
  • FDA Says Majority of Medication Errors Due to Wrong Dosage
  • FDA Cracks Down on LASIK Surgeons’ False Promises
  • Why don’t Virginia doctors realize they have the wrong patient in surgery?
  • Do Clinics Have the Highest Rate of Medical Malpractice in Virginia?
  • Why do so many wrong-site surgeries keep happening in Virginia?
  • Which clinics have the highest rate of medical malpractice in Virginia?
  • Waking Into a Nightmare: Anesthesia Awareness in Virginia
  • How likely am I to get an infection from a hospital in Virginia?
  • What can I do if my stroke was misdiagnosed by a Virginia doctor?
  • Medical Diagnostic Errors Occur Too Often
  • Hospitalizations Due To Side Effects From Prescription Medications Jump Dramatically
  • The Five Rights: Avoiding Prescription Drug Errors in Virginia Hospitals
  • Virginia Heart Health: 5 Steps to Living a Long and Active Life
  • Virginia Breast Cancer Testing Reduces Fatalities
  • What Happens When a Hospital is Negligent
  • Six Symptoms of Heart Attacks Every Woman Should Know
  • Recovering Damages for Hospital Acquired Infections
  • What You Need to Know in Order to Provide Informed Consent
  • Retained Foreign Object Cases Remain A Patient Safety Risk
  • 529 Medical Errors Reported in the District of Columbia In One Year
  • Is there too much medical malpractice litigation or is there too much medical malpractice?
  • Three Virginia Nursing Homes Listed Among Nation's Worst
  • How Can A Medical Malpractice Case Be Called Frivolous When Expert Medical Testimony Is Required Before A Lawsuit Can Even Be Filed?
  • Shevlin Smith's Praise for "A Call To Action For Doctors"
  • Website Allows Patients To Compare Hospital Ratings
  • Another Frivilous Lawsuit Myth Debunked
  • Serious But Preventable Medical Injuries On The Rise
  • Medicare Stops Paying for Medical Errors
  • Preemption of Tort Litigation

• Car / Truck Accidents
  • Think Fast! What to Do if Your Car Crashes into Water in Virginia
  • Why are “left turn” truck accidents so common on Virginia roads?
  • I’m buying a new car. Are side-impact airbags important?
  • Spring into Safety: Top 5 Ways to Bike Safely in DC
  • Are Virginia motorcycle accident deaths on the rise?
  • How to Survive a Virginia Rollover Accident
  • Top 5 Rules for Virginia Construction Zone Safety
  • Five Places NOT to be Around a Truck: Know Your “No Zones!”
  • Top 5 Car Seat Safety Tips: Make Sure Your Child is Secure
  • What Not to Do After a Car Accident in Virginia
  • Five Easy Steps to Prevent Distracted Driving Accidents in Virginia
  • The High Cost of Spinal Cord Injury Treatment: How to Prevent It
  • 2009 Virginia Drunk Driving Statistics Provide Important Information for Virginia Drivers
  • The Top 5 Reasons Teenage Drivers Cause Car Accidents

• Birth Injuries
  • Cephalohematoma: Symptoms and Dangers of a Common Birth Injury
  • Who is Responsible for My Child’s Birth Injury?
  • Your Doctor May be Liable for Your Child’s Birth Injury

• Brain Injuries
  • Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury
  • CDC’s New Brain Injury Study Shows Increasing Traumatic Brain Injuries in the U.S.
  • Concussions Can Cause Severe Brain Injury

• Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Coping with a Spinal Cord Injury in Virginia: Health Risks and Complications

• Catastrophic Personal Injuries
  • What Kinds of Fractures Can Be Caused by Virginia Accidents?
  • Virginia Supreme Court Decisions A Big Victory For Plaintiffs
  • Patient Advocacy: A Growing Business

• 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
  • America's Ten Worst Insurance Companies
  • Is Insurance Company Greed The Reason For Higher Premiums?

• General
  • Promising Lead in the Possible Cure of Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Is The FDA Doing Its Best To Protect American Citizens From The Risks Of Drug Medications?
  • FDA acknowledges loophole that allows non-FDA approved drugs to be prescribed by health care providers
  • Study Finds Type Of Health Care Inusrance Affects The Quality Of Care Patients Receive
  • Are Insurance Companies Shedding Their Role As Risk-Bearers In An Effort To Become Profitable Financial Institutions?
  • Frivilous Lawsuits Myth Debunked
  • New Harvard Study Deals Another Blow To Tort Reform Advocates
  • It Is The Insurance Industry That Is In Dire Need Of Reform

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice
• Car / Truck Accidents
• Birth Injuries
• Brain Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Catastrophic Personal Injuries

News

• Truck Accident Proves Fatal in Tyson’s Corner at Rush Hour
• Woman Killed in Single-Car Accident May Have Suffered Aneurysm
• Virginia DOT Driver Causes Truck Accident in Bedford County
• DC Carjacker Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
• 9 Out of 10 People Believe Medical Malpractice Information Should Be Public
• Local Teen Killed in Virginia Pedestrian Accident
• One Man Critically Injured in Northeast DC Motorcycle Crash
• Car Drives into Virginia Radio Station to Avoid Pedestrian
• Fairfax Police Say Fleeing Driver Caused Crash on I-395
• Police Officer Arrested for DUI in Fairfax County
• Two School Bus Accidents on Same Day in DC, One Child Injured
• Construction Worker Cited for DC Metrobus Accident
• Indecent Exposure Driver Caught in Bethesda Car Accident
• Elderly Woman in Hospital after Car Crashes into DC Home
• Board Pushes for Changes to DC Bicycle Laws
• Off-Duty DC Police Officer Killed in Truck Accident on I-270
• Construction Accidents Still Common on Beltway HOT Lanes
• Woman and Child Killed in Head-On Collision in Fauquier County
• Speed and Negligence Cause Increase in Wrong-Site Surgeries
• Study Says DC Drivers are the Worst in the Nation
• Earthquake Proves DC Unprepared for Evacuation
• Construction Crane Collapses on Highway During Rush Hour
• Shevlin Smith Announces The Hiring of New Attorney
• Motorcyclist Killed, Baby Born in DC Traffic Jam
• Two Semis Collide, One Truck Driver Killed in I-95 Accident
• Drunk Driving Claims 2 Lives in Accomack
• Fatigue, Lack of Seatbelt Proves Fatal for Virginia Man
• Police Car Crashes into Congresswoman in DC
• Misdiagnosed HIV Case Could Cost DC Hospital Millions
• New Sponges May Reduce the Number of Retained Objects from Surgery
• Diagnostic Errors Are the Biggest Cause of Outpatient Malpractice in Virginia
• Five Injured, One Killed after High-Speed Chase in Virginia
• Driver Receives Light Sentence in Fatal DC Hit-and-Run Case
• Several Factors Contribute to Motorcyclist’s Injury in Virginia Truck Crash
• New Legislation Could Increase Weight Limit on Trucks in DC
• US Navy Sailor Killed in Virginia Beach Motorcycle Accident
• Speeding, Construction Cost Lives in Route 58 Accidents
• Safety Forum Aims to Reduce Trucker Fatigue Accidents in DC
• Two Pedestrian Accidents, One Fatal, in DC Nighttime Driving
• Police Search for Reckless Driver Involved in Virginia Teen’s Death
• Cyclists in DC: Forget the Shoulder, Ride Among Traffic
• Charlottesville Going the Distance for Virginia Bike Safety
• Motorcycle Rider Helmet Alerts Help Save Lives in Virginia
• Young Man Killed by Taxi in Fairfax Hit-and-Run
• Children Injured as DC School Bus Catches Fire
• Two Pedestrians Hit in DC Road Rage Case
• Truck Driver Under Investigation After Killing Bicyclist in DC
• Fastran Driver May Face Charges for Causing Fairfax Pileup Accident
• Army Sergeant Killed in Car by Falling Boulder
• Virginia Truck Driver Dies in Cab After Rollover
• New Legislation Takes Aim at Bus Safety in DC
• Teen Mother Without Seatbelt Killed in Accident, 11-Month-Old Survives
• Driver and Wife Killed in Virginia Accident, Backseat Passengers Survive
• Speeding Truck Driver Overturns, Dumps Trash on Highway
• Reckless Trucker Injures One Driver, Hits Several Others
• Onley Police Officer Resigns from Force, Arrested for DUI
• Tree Uprooted by Snow Kills Hyattsville Driver
• DUI Driver Strikes Bargain After Causing 37-Year-Old Mother’s Death
• Snow Causes 52-Car Accident in Washington DC
• Car Fire Kills Former DC Aide While Parked in Own Garage
• One Fatal Accident Follows Another on Black Cat Road
• Virginia Kindergartner Brain Damaged by Car Seat Wins $8M Settlement
• Driver faces felony charges in fatal collision involving soccer star
• Driver Still at Large After Fatal Collision with Belle Haven Bicyclist
• 17-Year-Old Causes Fatal Crash
• Aging Transit Systems Threaten DC Commuters
• 1 in 10 Drivers has Fallen Asleep While Driving, Study Says
• Pregnant Wife, Friends Mourn DC Officer Killed in Crash
• Tom Smith Helps Negotiate Medical Malpractice Cap Increase Agreement
• Virginia Motorcycle Accident Kills Passenger, Injures Driver
• Virginia Dump Truck Accident Injures 2
• Reckless Driving, Rain Cause Tractor-Trailer Accident
• New Virginia Speed Limits Are Just Short of Reckless Law
• Seven People Hospitalized After Amherst County Crash
• Hit-and-Run Driver Found Incapacitated After Fatal Crash
• One Nun Killed, Two Injured in Illegal Immigrant DUI
• Single Car Accident Injures Six Virginia Tech Cadets
• Cell Phone Use While Driving Banned in Washington D.C.
• Bus Driver Killed, 12 Injured in Bethesda
• Clean Medical Malpractice Record no Guarantee of Safety
• Is Virginia’s No Texting While Driving Law Effective in Fairfax County
• Warren County Accident Kills 3 and Injures 4
• How do Northern Virginia & Washington D.C. Drivers Compare to Others?
• Did Lou Gehrig Actually Have Lou Gehrig’s Disease?
• Rate of Caesarean Sections Increasing in the United States
• Two Teens Killed in Northern Virginia Crash
• Winchester OB/GYN is Sued for Medical Malpractice
• Prince William County Nun Killed by Drunk Driver
• How Safe is Your Baby in the Hospital?
• New FDA Study Suggests Misuse of Medical Devices
• UVA, INOVA Fairfax Hospital Awarded NHTSA Grant to Study Older Drivers
• New Study Finds that Doctors Do Not Always Report Incompetent Colleagu
• Virginia’s New Speed Limit Laws
• D.C. Hit and Run Results in Catastrophic Injuries
• White House Unveils Patients’ Bill of Rights
• Virginia’s Memorial Day Weekend Accident Statistics
• Berryville High School Student Killed in Accident
• Study: Adults and Teens are Both to Blame for Distracted Driving
• Study: Major Infection Control Problem at Outpatient Surgical Centers
• Cyclist Hit by 2 Cars in Washington D.C. Dies From Injuries
• Government Encourages Safe Biking
• Father and Son Seriously Hurt in Arlington Pedestrian Accident
• King George Teen Dies in Fatal Car Crash on Prom Night
• Six Year Old Boy Dies After Dental Procedure at VCU
• New Virginia Law Seeks to Protect Student Athletes From Brain Injuries
• 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

  Awarded: $4,000,000.00

  • Jury Awards $3.4 Million for Wrongful Death from Drug Reaction

  Awarded: $3,400,000.00

  • Jury Awards $3 Million For Wrongful Death From Cervical Cancer

  Awarded: $3,000,000.00

  • Breast Cancer Case Settles For $2.4 Million

  Awarded: $2,400,000.00

  • Verdict for $2.3 Million Against Hospital Whose Physician Engaged In Sexual Relationship With His Patient

  Awarded: $2,300,000.00

  • Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case Following Hiatal Hernia Repair

  Awarded: $2,249,672

  • Settlement of $1.475 Million for Failure To Diagnose Heart Disease

  Awarded: $1,475,000.00

  • Settlement involving death of a two-year-old following trachea surgery

  Awarded: $1,375,000

  • $1.25 Million Settlement For Wrongful Death From Acute Pancreatitis

  Awarded: $1,250,000.00

  • Misread Mammogram Leads to $1.05 Million Settlement

  Awarded: $1,050,000.00

  • $1.05 Million Settlement In Bacterial Endocarditis Case

  Awarded: $1,050,000.00

  • Uterus Injury Following Hysteroscopy

  Awarded: $650,000

  • Shevlin Smith Client's Case Settles and Defendant Doctor's Medical License Suspended

  Awarded: Confidential

• Car / Truck Accidents
  • Dump Truck Accident Case Settlement

  Awarded: Confidential

  • Automobile Accident Case Settled for $500,000

  Awarded: $500,000.00

  • Automobile Accident Case Settles for $500,000 after the Discovery of a Second Insurance Policy

  Awarded: $500,000.00

  • Head-on collision case settles for $425,000

  Awarded: 425,000

  • Jury Verdict in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case

  Awarded: $145,000

  • Car Accident Case Settles for Policy Limits

  Awarded: $100,000.00

  • Case Settlement For Pedestrian Hit By Car In Shopping Center Parking Lot

  Awarded: $100,000.00

• Birth Injuries
  • $5 Million Settlement For Infant Who Suffered Severe Brain Injury Due To Delay In Performing C-Section

  Awarded: $5,000,000.00

  • Virginia Supreme Court Upholds $3.3 Million Award and Settlement To Mother and Son for Birth Injuries

  Awarded: $3,300,000.00

  • Cerebral palsy due to placental insufficiency--cap settlement

  Awarded: $1,000,000.00

• Brain Injuries
  • $6 Million Settlement For Stroke Victim

  Awarded: $6,000,000.00

  • $3.3 Million Verdict For Wrongful Death Of 3-Year Old At Inova Fairfax Hospital

  Awarded: $3,300,000.00

  • Brain Injury Caused By Epidural During Cesarean Section Settled For $1.45 Million

  Awarded: $1,450,000.00

  • $1.375 Million Settlement Due To Nursing Error

  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

  Awarded: Confidential

  • $4 Million Settlement In Food Poisoning Case

  Awarded: $4,000,000.00

• General
  • Shevlin Smith Client Successfully Gets The Medical License Of Negligent Psychiatrist Suspended
  • Trial Court Awards Plaintiff Costs and Attorney's Fees As A Result Of Defendant's Refusal To Admit An Uncontested Fact

Document Library

• Medical Malpractice
  • How Much Can I Recover in my Virginia Medical Malpractice Case?
  • 7 Common Types of Hospital Negligence in DC
  • New Bill May Limit Settlements for Medical Malpractice in DC
  • 3 Real-Life Cases of Sexual Medical Malpractice
  • 5 Horrifying Real-Life Cases of Medical Malpractice
  • 5 Ways to Double-Check Your Virginia Cancer Diagnosis
  • VA Hospital Negligence Can Be Hard to Spot
  • DC Dosage Errors Can Have Fatal Consequences for VA Patients
  • LASIK and Vision Loss: Is my Virginia Doctor Giving Me All the Facts?
  • Eye Surgery Mistakes Are a Common Cause of Blindness in Virginia
  • It’s Not Impossible for Doctors to Perform the Wrong Surgical Procedure in DC
  • Does wrong-side surgery really happen in Virginia?
  • What can I do if my colon cancer was misdiagnosed by a Virginia doctor?
  • Do more medical errors happen in Virginia clinics or in hospitals?
  • Is there a time limit to file a medical malpractice claim in Virginia?
  • 5 Common Ways Anesthesia Can Cause Injury in Virginia Hospitals
  • Is leaving surgical items inside patients a problem in Virginia hospitals?
  • Am I at risk of a hospital-acquired infection in Virginia?
  • What are the dangers of a medical misdiagnosis in Virginia?
  • How can I tell if I was prescribed the wrong medication by my Virginia doctor?
  • Would my doctor recognize a heart attack?
  • The Painful Truth about Cancer Misdiagnosis
  • 3 Common Types of Hospital Negligence
  • Study Finds Many Hospital-Acquired Infections are Due to Ignorance and Neglect
  • Lack of Informed Consent Medical Malpractice Cases

• Car / Truck Accidents
  • 5 Items that Can Save Your Life: What to Keep in Your Car’s Emergency Kit
  • Top 5 Causes of Motorcycle Accidents in Virginia
  • The Slow Crash: How Semis Cause Accidents in DC Intersections
  • Are DC Side-Impact Car Accidents More Deadly Than Head-On Collisions?
  • When Does Drowsy Driving Become Impaired Driving?
  • Crash and Burn: Top 5 Causes of Fairfax Bicycle Accidents
  • Common Head Injuries in Virginia Motorcycle Accidents: Signs & Symptoms
  • Common DC Car Accident Injuries: Are you suffering from a pelvic fracture?
  • Aggressive Truck Driving in Virginia: How to Spot the Warning Signs
  • The Frightening Facts about Virginia Rollover Accidents
  • What Every Driver Should Know About Virginia Work Zone Accidents
  • Truck Driver Fatigue: How to Avoid an 18-Wheeler Accident
  • Children in Fatal Car Accidents: How to Prevent a Tragedy
  • 5 Easy Steps to Surviving a Virginia Car Accident
  • Distracted Driving: A Leading Cause of Virginia Car Accidents
  • Interesting Facts About Virginia Accidents in 2009
  • Nighttime Driving is the Most Common Cause of Teenage Car Crashes

• Birth Injuries
  • Virginia Birth Injuries: Know the Warning Signs of Placental Abruption
  • Virginia Birth Injury: Is Your Child Suffering from Cephalohematoma?
  • Can Forceps Really Cause Injuries During Delivery?
  • Brain Injury at Birth: Causes and Symptoms of Infant Hypoxia
  • When Should I Worry about Vacuum Extraction Injuries?
  • Are Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy the Same Thing?
  • Fighting for Justice When Your Child Suffers a Birth Injury

• Brain Injuries
  • Traumatic Brain Injury: Warning Signs and Symptoms
  • The Consequences of Concussions: Is Your Child at Risk?
  • Long-Term Conditions Caused by Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • How to Recover from Depression after a Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries are Increasing in the U.S. According to 2010 CDC Report

• Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Expectations and Recovery
  • Emergency Warning Signs of a Spinal Cord Injury
  • Can a Spinal Cord Injury be Cured?

• Catastrophic Personal Injuries
  • Do I Have a Fracture? Signs and Symptoms of a Broken Bone
  • Where can I find help for the costs of a severe burn injury?

• 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
  • Clinical Policy: Neuroimaging and Decisionmaking in Adult Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Setting From

• Birth-Related Articles
  • NIH Reconsiders Risks of VBACs and Subsequent C-Sections

• 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

• General
  • Failure to Diagnose and Properly Treat Heart Attacks May Cause Women to be More Likely to Die From Heart Attacks
  • How to Deal with an Insurance Adjustor After an Accident
  • Three Important Steps to Take After a Car or Truck Accident

Video Library

• Medical Malpractice:
  • Everything You Need To Know About Medical Malpractice in Virginia

• Birth Injuries:
  • What is the Statute of Limitations for Birth Injury Cases in Virginia?

• Brain Injuries:
  • Experienced Brain Injury Lawyers In Fairfax, Virginia

• Spinal Cord Injuries:
  • Experienced Spinal Cord Lawyers In Northern Virginia

• Catastrophic Personal Injuries:
  • Do I Have A Catastrophic Personal Injury Case?

• General:
  • How Could A Statute of Limitation Affect My Medical Malpractice Case?
  • Could Cerebral Palsy Be The Result of Medical Negligence?
  • Should I Speak With The Insurance Agent About My Medical Malpractice Case?
  • A Proven Medical Malpractice and Brain Injury Lawyer in Fairfax
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Frequently Asked Questions

• General Questions
  • Do I have a case?
    
  • Can my online presence affect my lawsuit?
  • 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
  • Is there a cap or limit to the amount of monetary damages that an injured patient can recover in a medical malpractice case filed in Virginia or the District of Columbia?
  • 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?
  • 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?
    
  • If I have suffered a concussion, does that mean 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
  • Are experts needed in cases involving spinal cord injuries?
  • What is a spinal cord injury?

• Catastrophic Injuries
  • What is a catastrophic injury?
  • How does a catastrophic injury case differ from the other types of cases that Shevlin Smith handles?

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• Attorneys
  • Brian C. Shevlin
  • Michael J. Shevlin
  • Thomas G. Smith
  • Lisa D. Barnett

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• Do I Have A Case? A Patient's Guide to Virginia Medical Negligence Law

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