Brien Roche
Team Approach
The team approach in medicine may have arrived. In a December 2, 2012 article in The Washington Post a young doctor reported on the team approach. The team approach involves …
Orthopedics are frequent players in personal injury claims.
Bone or Muscle Injuries
Orthopedic surgery or the general field of orthopedics deals with injuries to the bony system and to the muscles.
In any serious muscle or …
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Eye Surgery
Eye surgery is becoming more and more common as our population ages. As a result ophthalmological medical malpractice in eye surgery is more common. There are several things that may …
Obstetric medical malpractice is most often seen in birth injuries . Brachial plexus and cerebral palsy are common outcomes. Also it is seen in other area of decision …
Birth injury is seen in a number of forms and in some cases may be the result of medical malpractice by the doctor.
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy has been thought to be a …
Brien Roche
You would think that the topic of auto insurance is a simple one. Years ago some insurers began writing auto policies in what they call plain English. Plain …
Brien Roche
Gross Negligence Redefined By The VSC
The Virginia Supreme Court seems to have given new meaning to this term. Elliott v. Carter was a wrongful death action that involved a Boy …
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a new form of treatment for injury. It can help heal some orthopaedic injuries. For instance a torn rotator cuff. Where steroid injections and physical therapy have not helped …
Explaining causation to a jury is not easy. In some cases causation may be very simple. In an auto collision case if a person hits his head on a steering wheel and …
Proving damages can always be a challenge on behalf of an injured person. Most people sitting on a jury who are asked to award damages to an injured party are being …