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The Statute of Limitations in Medical Misdiagnosis

Author: Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell

Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell

If you have cancer that has been allowed to spread and threaten your life because of medical negligence, the answer is “yes.” But it may shock you to learn that, only a few years ago, the answer was “no.” Until recently, your right to sue could expire before you even knew you had a case! How could something so unfair be the law in Virginia?

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Every year tens of thousands of people die due to preventable medical errors. The following web site emphasizes the importance of patients’ rights to seek legal recourse. As trial attorneys, the lawyers of Allen & Allen have seen first hand how preventable medical errors have effected patients and their families. Learn more about the role of medical negligence in the civil justice system and current health care debate.

Visit http://www.98000reasons.org/

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Recent commentary in the local papers has contained several worthwhile suggestions to reduce health care costs. But some have also included the customary bash at medical malpractice victims and their lawyers, and claim the way to reduce health care costs is to put a cap on the damages injured victims can recover.

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Author: Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell, III

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Author: Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell

For years, some doctors and insurance companies have been telling us and our government that unless frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits are curtailed, and unless out-of-control verdicts are limited, doctors will be driven out of practice by high malpractice insurance premiums. Their efforts have been very successful in Virginia, where doctors enjoy the privileges of a special class, exempting them from being held responsible for the consequences of their negligence.

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Introduction by Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell

Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell

American Health Care, like American Justice, should be the envy of the world. We can attain this goal, but only if we base our decisions and our policies on facts. We must also be guided by traditional American values, to seek the best possible medical care for the greatest number of people, while zealously protecting the legal rights of all citizens, especially those who are innocent victims of wrongdoing. Some politicians want…

Patients Test Positive for HIV After Exposure in VA Hospitals

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Article Summary by Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell

In Virginia, there is no justice for catastrophically injured victims of medical malpractice. Since 1976, their inalienable rights as American citizens to trial by jury and to equal justice under the law have been stripped from them for no better reason than to keep insurance companies profitable. Meanwhile, insurance companies charge higher and higher premiums to doctors, blaming victims’ lawyers and American citizens who sit on juries, hear evidence, and make…

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I am often invited to speak to physicians and other professionals and laymen about medical malpractice issues. On such occasions, I share the same information I provide to every client who seeks my advice and assistance with a potential medical malpractice claim: I define “medical malpractice” for them. However, in my 21 years of experience, I have found that the best way to tell people what medical malpractice IS, is to tell them what…