Apr
22
2009
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 ]
Mar
31
2009
Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell
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… [ read more ]
Mar
11
2009
Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell
By Malcolm P. McConnell
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… [ read more ]
Feb
19
2009
Attorney Malcolm P. McConnell
By Malcolm “Mic” McConnell
I am a Richmond, Virginia native. I am a product of Henrico County Public Schools, having attended Skipwith Elementary, Tuckahoe Middle, and graduating from J. R. Tucker High. My father taught handicapped children for Henrico County Schools and supervised the County’s programs for those students. My mother was a surgical nurse. I grew up attending and serving as a youth leader of Monument… [ read more ]
