Altizer Law, P.C., Personal Injury Lawyers in Roanoke, Virginia
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional’s conduct or act fails to meet the standard of professional care and causes provable harm to his or her patient. This error or omission may occur through ignorance, negligence, or intentional wrongdoing. Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. [Read more…]
The Commonwealth of Virginia’s cap on medical malpractice settlements is both surprising and confusing to many people. They want to know what a cap is, why the Commonwealth enacted it, and what it means for them. Medical malpractice suits can be relatively minor, or they can be very serious in terms of the harm sustained by both patient and the patient’s loved ones.
Over half of the states have medical malpractice caps – that is, there is a cap that a plaintiff may recover in a medical malpractice suit.
Why are there caps in medical malpractice cases and not in other personal injury cases? The cynic in me says that the medical industry has a lot of money and that money goes to powerful lobbyists to get laws passed to help their industry. If caps are in place, that reduces insurance costs for the doctors and health care providers. [Read more…]
