Posts tagged south carolina

• Capping Governments' Liability for Accidents Adds to Victims' Suffering

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | September 06, 2011 7:21 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  What is a human life worth? Forget actuarial charts, insurance policies and federal estimates, and ask yourself if you could truly put a price on the value of even someone else's husband, wife,...

• Liam Neeson Speaks Out About Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

  Rick Shapiro | February 21, 2011 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  While reading the recent interview by Liam Neeson about his wife's tragic death in a ski accident, I couldn’t help wondering if she had been wearing a helmet would she still be alive today?...

• Surgeons Could Improve Patient Safety, Reduce Medical Mistakes with Use of “Safe-Surgery Checklist”

  Jim Lewis | February 04, 2010 10:40 AM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Surgeons could reduce patient complications and deaths, and consequently reduce medical mistakes and malpractice lawsuits, by following a “safe-surgery checklist,” according to a study...

• A Patient’s Rights: Night in the Hospital

  Jim Lewis | July 08, 2009 9:51 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to an article in Reader’s Digest, fatal accidents in a hospital tend to be more common during late night shifts and weekends, leading to an increase in medical malpractice. Hospital...

• South Carolina Legislation May Eliminate Jury’s Right To Decide Punitive Damages

  Greg Webb | March 01, 2009 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A bill, which takes away a civil jury’s right to determine whether punitive damages should be awarded in appropriate civil jury trials, was recently introduced in the South Carolina House and...