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• Another $67,000,000 Embarassment for Lawyers

  Ben Glass | April 26, 2007 9:01 AM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Washington Post's Marc Fisher has an article on the front section of today's Metro section of a very disturbing tale of a lawyer (and judge, no less) who is making a mockery of the judicial process.According to Fisher's piece, Washington D.C. Lawyer and Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson took a pair of pants to a local dry cleaners for repair. When things didn't turn out as he wanted he...

• Bring Back Red Light Cameras to Virginia?

  Ben Glass | January 18, 2007 5:43 AM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I may be in the minority but I like the idea of red light cameras at some of Northern Virginia's busy intersections. I think they make people more aware of the danger of running red lights. Sure, some people get rear ended, but then, that means everyone has to pay more attention.The Virginia State Senate passed legislation yesterday to restore the red lights at some Northern Virginia...

• Doctors' Lawyers Want Web Site Shut Down

  Ben Glass | April 20, 2006 4:49 PM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I could not have made this story up!. My friend, New York Medical Malpractice Attorney Gerry Oginski has a terrific consumer oriented medical malpractice website. He, like I, use our web site to fight our little battle agains the MILLIONS of dollars spent by the insurance industry to get mis-information out there about insurance claims, medical malpractice lawsuits and the like. His website is...

• Jurors Sometimes Ask

  Ben Glass | April 02, 2006 6:36 AM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Here is a question we sometimes here from juries:I was on a medical malpractice jury recently. Although we wanted to find for the plaintiff we were afraid that our verdict would destroy the doctor financially. His wife was sitting in the courtroom during closing arguments and we really felt sorry for them. Will a doctor be destroyed by a medical malpractice verdict?We often see the doctor's...

• Dish Network Virginia Child Molestation Case--Every Parent's Nightmare

  Ben Glass | July 20, 2009 6:57 AM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  Every parent's nightmare. You call the cable or satellite installer and you let them into your house. You don't know it but the installer is a convicted child molester. Easy to check that out these...

• Live Baby Left in Trash from Botched Abortion

  Ben Glass | May 27, 2009 8:13 AM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  A doctor’s license has been revoked after he was accused of medical malpractice after a botched abortion which authorities say involved a live baby being placed in the trash. On February 6,...

• Disabled Adult To Supreme Court with Charitable Immnunity Challenge

  Ben Glass | April 04, 2009 7:59 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  A disabled adult from Prince William County, Virginia will take the dismissal of his lawsuit against Didlake, Inc. the Virginia Supreme Court. Juan Jimenez, who is severely disabled from seizures...

• Emergency Room Medical Malpractice

  Ben Glass | December 30, 2008 12:09 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  Emergency rooms are typically the places in hospitals which are the most crowded, but drastically understaffed. This can lead to instances of medical malpractice due to any of the...

• Q & A - Can a Pregnant Woman File Suit?

  Ben Glass | December 29, 2008 12:08 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  Q. A pregnant woman became concerned that her fetus was not moving and left several messages for her vacationing obstetrician. Because the woman’s calls were not answered, she eventually...

• Staten Island Man Receives Settlement

  Ben Glass | December 23, 2008 12:00 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  A settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice case involving a man from Staten Island, New York who alleged that a doctor failed to remove all of a tumor, resulting in additional,...