Medical Malpractice in Northern Virginia
When you receive medical treatment from a licensed physician, you assume you’ll get the quality of care that you bargained for. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Doctors can—and do—make life-threatening mistakes.
Nursing home negligence is also on the rise. You trust that your loved ones will be competently taken care of by the staff. But far too often, the staff at these homes will neglect or abuse the residents, leading to injuries and even death.
When medical malpractice, drug injuries, or elder abuse/negligence in a nursing home happens, you deserve to have someone on your side. Brien Roche Law will fight hard for your rights to get you the justice you deserve.
Drug Injuries
Drug injury in the U.S. is widespread. Most drugs must be approved by the FDA before being sold to the public. However, doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs for what is called off-label use, which means for purposes not intended or approved by the FDA.
If off-label usage has caused injury, then a straight medical malpractice claim against the doctor could be filed because the injury was due to the usage of the product. Additionally, a malpractice claim could be made if the doctor failed to obtain informed consent.
As the patient, you should be fully informed by the doctor that he or she is prescribing a drug for a particular treatment that was not approved by the FDA and you are willing to take the medicine knowing this circumstance.
If you feel you’ve been injured by drugs that are prescribed for off-label use, contact Brien Roche Law.
Nursing Home Negligence
The care and concern for our elders in nursing homes have both gone steadily downhill over the years. Many retirement homes place profits over people, and this can quickly lead to situations of negligence and elder abuse. Victims of nursing home neglect and their families have a right to fair and just payment for their injuries.
Claims against nursing homes are for falls, bed sores, lack of hydration, or other forms of neglect. Patients have a right to be respected and treated with professionalism. They also have a right to be represented aggressively. Therefore if you or a loved one have a claim for nursing home neglect, contact Brien Roche Law.
