InjuryBoard Northern Virginia

Farid Zurmati, DDS, founder of Kingstowne and Family Dentistry,has sued two Virginia Assistant Attorney Generals and five members of the Virginia Board of Dentistry for what he calls a

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Many lawyers are concerned about the effect that their advertising has on consumer attitudes about them. They also want to know what works and what doesn't. I've developed a quick, six question...

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A colonoscopy is one of the best things you can do to prevent colon cancer. Colon cancer is a killer but it is slow growing and very, very preventable. But....the colonoscopy has to be properly...

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Here's an interesting story from Maine--it seems that a neurosurgeon with a serious malpractice claim pending in New York applied for and was given privileges to practice in Maine. The neurosurgeon...

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Met with a nice couple within the last few days. They were very distressed. The wife had been in a car accident and was still under treatment. The distress was being caused by a major car insurance...

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Virginia State police are investigating a crash that occurred this past weekend, involving a bus carrying children from McLean Bible Church, in McLean. According to published reports, at least 10...

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In an unfortunate case of medical malpractice, a nurse suspected of theft of painkillers during surgical procedures is believed to have infected at least 15 members of military service or their relatives with hepatitis.The nurse, retired Army captain Jon Dale Jones, was placed under arrest in Miami, Florida earlier in March and charged with assault of three of those patients and possession of a...

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Every so often we see debates in the media about whether hospitals, doctor, even lawyers, should be required to carry insurance. Required, that is, by law. Here's whats brewing in OklahomaAccording to a consumer group based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, many of the nursing homes in the state appear to be under operation without insurance for medical malpractice.According to Hugh M. Robert, the...

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Every medical malpractice case is frivolous, right?Some folks can't utter the words "malpractice lawsuit" in a sentence that doesn't include the word "frivolous."How much is this one worth?A retired woman from Germany has filed a medical malpractice suit against a hospital after she went in to undergo a surgical procedure on her leg, but instead was surgically given a new anus, according to U.K....

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Graham Harrison, filed for disability benefits under his group long term insurance policy provided by Prudential Insurance Company. He suffered from Tourette Syndrome which prevented him from working on a full time basis. His doctor, a neurologist and specialist in his disease (Tourette Syndrome) had recommended that he consider reducing his work schedule to less than full time to accommodate...

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