By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published April 11, 2016 | Posted in Charlottesville Personal Injury Attorney | Tagged Tags: Charlottesville Attorney, Personal Injury Case, Tucker Griffin Barnes, Yvonne Griffin | Leave a comment
$1,750,000 Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict
HUGE congrats to Yvonne T. Griffin, our senior trial attorney, and Lee Livingston from MichieHamlett, on their $1,750,000 medical malpractice verdict. Our client sued an Augusta County orthopedic surgeon and Orthopedics Associates LTD in Fishersville following a knee replacement operation that resulted in one of her legs being amputated. The $1.75 Million verdict is one Read More
How to Proceed if You Were Partially Responsible for Your Virginia Car Accident
After a car accident, you are dealing with physical, emotional and financial consequences. You feel that you deserve compensation for your injuries and want to pursue a lawsuit. But what happens if you were partially at fault for the accident? Virginia is one of only five jurisdictions that have pure contributory negligence laws. In most Read More
What Type of Compensation is Usually Available in an Automobile Accident Lawsuit?
The law regarding what you can collect intends for you to be put back to the same position you were before the wreck. You cannot be made better than you were, but you are to be made whole. Money damages typically available include property damages (such as vehicle repair or replacement), medical expenses (including past Read More
What to Do After a Slip and Fall Accident in Virginia
When you enter a commercial property or someone else’s personal property, you assume that the owner has taken the proper precautions to ensure your safety. However, if negligent property management has caused you to slip and fall, you may have the right to compensation. What you do immediately following your premises accident can have a Read More
Patients File Malpractice Claims for Misdiagnosis
Medical malpractice does not only include unreasonable or intentional neglect. New studies have determined that misdiagnosis is an equally serious form of medical malpractice — one that is far more prevalent than was previously known. The studies found that somewhere between 26 and 63 percent of malpractice claims were cases of missed diagnosis, in which Read More
Several People Injured in Recent Virginia Truck Accident
A truck accident in Fairfax last month sent three people to the hospital, including the driver, for severe injuries. Police say that the driver of the truck may have suffered some sort of medical emergency that caused him to veer off the road at about 5 p.m., jumping a median and crashing into a gas Read More
