Hip replacement surgery has become the bread and butter of many orthopaedic surgeons. Many of these surgeries are simply unnecessary. Hip pain, where there is no arthritis, typically is a clue …
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Erisa Subrogation and McCutchen
In U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen the U.S. Supreme Court dealt with the issue of ERISA subrogation. Erisa stands for Employee Retirement Income Security Act. That law sets forth a …
Tractor trailer crashes account for approximately 500,000 vehicles accidents in the United States each year. Drivers of these large trucks are ten times more likely to be the cause of a car …
A man in Florida who suffers from brain damage due to a crash caused by a drunk driver was awarded $5 million in his personal injury claim. In 2007 Dwight Grant, a …
The Virginia Supreme Court dealt many times with the issue of punitive damage awards. The question in one case was whether an award was too high. The jury awarded different amounts …
Knee replacement surgery becomes necessary when the cushion between the bone has worn down. That cushion between the bones is the cartilage. The knee bones themselves are held in place through ligaments …
There are lots of rules that are applicable to cross-examination.
Rules can be good but as is so often the case in law, rules are swallowed up by the …
Corporate depositions (depos) are controlled by the Rules of the Court. The rules require that the outfit being deposed(corporation or otherwise) choose and prepare one or more persons to speak …
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Misdiagnosis
Diagnosis-misdiagnosis are contrary terms but frequently go hand-in-hand. Studies indicate that doctors make the wrong diagnosis in 10% to 15% of office visits for a new problem.
The average office visit with most …
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An Overview Of Sovereign Immunity
Sovereign immunity is a difficult concept to comprehend in Virginia. The cases from the Virginia Supreme Court appear to be inconsistent. Some general principles that can be set …
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