Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell
On Saturday , June 5th , medical malpractice attorney Mic McConnell of the Allen Law Firm, accompanied by environmental attorney and friend Shannon Varner, participated in the annual Potomac Swim for the Environment. The swimming route began at Hull Neck in Virginia, continued across the mouth of the Potomac, and ended at Point Lookout State Park in Maryland.
Out of… [ read more ]
Tort Reform is back in the news. The Republicans in Congress insist that Tort Reform in the medical malpractice field is an essential part of any reform of our health care system. Tort Reform sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it! Reform is always good because it means something must be wrong. Something needs fixing. And fixing it will make it better. What sounds good must be good, right?
In truth, Tort Reform is a myth cooked up to take… [ read more ]
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… [ read more ]
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/
Breast cancer is a woman’s nightmare. For a woman to discover that her breast cancer was caused by a drug prescribed by her doctor just adds insult to injury. That is what has happened to thousands of women.
Wyeth, a division of Pfizer, marketed hormone therapy drugs, Premarin, Prempro and Provera, which were designed to moderate the symptoms of menopause. As early as 1975, Wyeth was on notice of the need to study whether combination hormone therapy causes breast cancer.… [ read more ]
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.
According to the Institute of Medicine, 98,000 people are killed annually by preventable medical errors. (1) In sheer numbers, if it… [ read more ]
Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell
Author: Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell, III
Sarah Moss (1) was a four year old girl who had one of her kidneys removed and her ureter (2) attached to that kidney was re-attached to the remaining kidney. Unfortunately, while still at the hospital, she began leaking urine into her abdomen from the ureter re-attachment. Her belly swelled with fluid, making it difficult… [ read more ]
Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell
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… [ read more ]
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… [ read more ]
Patients Test Positive for HIV After Exposure in VA Hospitals
According to the Associated Press, The Veterans Affairs Department is investigating a possible link between patients testing positive for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C and the use of unsterilized equipment that may have caused thousands of veterans to be exposed to infectious diseases.
Initial tests show patients from VA medical facilities in Murfreeboro, Tennessee; Augusta, Georgia; and Miami, Florida have tested positive for HIV… [ read more ]
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