Miscellaneous

• Beware of any Group Disability Policy

  Ben Glass | June 15, 2009 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Many professional athletes find themselves doing battle with their sports group disability plan insurance carrier. In 2006, an appeals court awarded the estate of former Pittsburgh Steelers...

• Most Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Bills

  Greg Webb | June 14, 2009 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A study recently published online in The American Journal of Medicine reports that nearly two out of three bankruptcies are caused by medical bills. This report likely understates the problem,...

• Dog Attack Highlights Necessity of Proper Pet Ownership and Vigilance

  Randy Appleton | June 13, 2009 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A woman was walking across the parking lot of a WilcoHess gas station on the 4400 block of Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) when a dog jumped out of a car and viciously attacked...

• Recurring Problems with Nursing Homes #2

  Dan Frith | June 02, 2009 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Lauren and I have reviewed over 500 potential nursing home cases over the years and we see some problems over and over and over again. I decided we would share with our readers some of the more...

• Military Physician Accused of Fabricating Study Regarding Medtronic’s Infuse

  Greg Webb | May 27, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Medtronic, a medical device manufacturer, has suspended its consulting agreement with Dr. Timothy Kuklo, a former military physician at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was accused by the Army of...

• Obama Ends Bush’s Policy That Favored Corporations Over Consumer

  Greg Webb | May 26, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Recently, the Obama White House undid a Bush administration pre-emption policy, which used federal health and safety regulations to limit the power of injured consumers to sue companies in state...

• Hazard from Texting While Driving

  Ben Glass | May 24, 2009 8:12 AM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  According to a recent study conducted by researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of the Kings’ Daughters in Norfolk, driving while text messaging or...

• Road Biking Safety

  Dan Frith | May 22, 2009 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I admit it...I've been bitten by the bike bug! It started innocently enough last year when my wife and I rode in the Five Boro Bike Tour of New York City (it is a fantastic event and a great way to...

• Man Sues Taco Bell After Suffering Injuries from Swallowing Bones

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 22, 2009 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Hungry? You may want to think twice before you think outside the bun. Just ask George Phelps, a VA Beach man who suffered severe injuries to his throat after swallowing bones in a Mexican pizza from...

• Has Swine Flu Made its Way to Hampton Roads Schools?

  Rick Shapiro | May 20, 2009 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock on a moon in another galaxy, you’ve heard about the mania swine flu has been causing lately. Until recently, you may have thought it couldn’t...