Our firm recently resolved a medical malpractice wrongful death case in Virginia on behalf of a grieving family. The case involved a patient who suffered catastrophic, irreversible brain injury as a result of improper medication administration by his healthcare providers during a hospital stay. These errors ultimately proved fatal. The primary defense was that the decedent had a markedly reduced life expectancy because of multiple co-morbidities. The case was resolved at medi

Rawls Law Group recently secured a $500,000 settlement on behalf of the estate and surviving family of a decorated military veteran who died as a result of preventable negligence at the Hampton Virginia VA Medical Center. The veteran was admitted to the hospital for routine rehabilitation treatment. While hospitalized and restrained, hospital staff failed to follow several patient safety standards including maintaining proper control of medical supplies in the patient's room.

Rawls Law Group recently secured a $435,000 settlement for the family of a veteran who died after VA providers failed to diagnose a life-threatening stroke in time to intervene. The veteran presented to a VA emergency room with worsening neurological symptoms, and the on-call radiologist misread the imaging as normal. In reality, the scan showed a blockage of the arteries supplying blood to the brain. Because of this failure, the veteran was never transferred for emergency i

Rawls Law Group recently reached a $725,000 settlement for the family of 71-year-old woman in Virginia who died tragically from metastatic colon cancer. The mother of RLG’s client had visited the same primary care doctor for years when she began experiencing stomach discomfort. The primary care doctor dismissed the symptoms as being related to irritable bowel syndrome, even when the woman’s stomach discomfort worsened and began interrupting her sleep. Due to the misdiagnosis,

Rawls Law Group recently reached a $1.3 million settlement for the family of a six-year-old girl who died from a small bowel obstruction. The defendant radiologist misinterpreted an ultrasound remotely and reported the findings as nonspecific, failing to identify massive ascites and bowel abnormalities that plaintiff’s experts opined were clear indicators of ischemia or obstruction. Rather than an immediate transfer for emergency surgery, the medical team followed the radiolo

Rawls Law Group represented a 58‑year‑old Virginia woman who underwent surgery for bladder prolapse. During the post‑operative bladder challenge, a hospital nurse overfilled the woman's bladder to more than double the normal capacity and failed to timely catheterize her despite complaints of pain. The nurse's negligence caused a permanent bladder sprain, recurrent urinary tract infections, and voiding dysfunction. The case was resolved at mediation for $400,000 with Justice R

In hospitals, certain presentations trigger certain actions. At this point, such protocols should be observed by all hospitals. Failure to do so is a breach of the standard of care. It’s negligence. When a patient comes into an emergency room with complaints indicative of a heart attack, rapid action is necessary. The most important thing to do initially is to get an EKG, a tracing of the heart’s electrical activity. This test can give the healthcare providers important infor

Sometimes justice moves slowly. But when it finally arrives, the timing can feel like a gift in itself. 18 months after her claim was filed, a widow whose veteran husband died due to medical negligence at a VA facility finally received her $700,000 settlement just days before Christmas. Back in February of this year, we reached a $700,000 administrative settlement with the VA for our client’s claim. At the time, she was relieved. She thought the fight was finally over. She co

When priorities change for our clients, it matters to us too. Here at Rawls Law Group, we handle FTCA claims against the VA from start to finish on a constant and regular basis, and we have been doing so for decades. Naturally, we know better than anyone that navigating FTCA claims is usually not a quick process. In our experience, claims can often take a year or more depending on how (un)responsive the agency is. However, not everyone has time to waste. We filed a recurrent

While participating in an inpatient treatment program at a VA Medical Center, our veteran client suffered a stroke. After falling in his room and reporting weakness and difficulty walking, he was transported to the emergency department where imaging studies were performed. Unfortunately, despite clear neurological symptoms and abnormal imaging, the veteran’s VA providers misread the initial MRI and delayed the diagnosis of his stroke. The following day, the veteran fell again

Glen Sturtevant and Brewster Rawls recently secured a $1.5 million settlement in Virginia that highlights the devastating consequences...

Plaintiff's 76-year-old decedent was admitted to Defendant’s Virginia nursing home in September 2022 for rehabilitation following a...

Delays or failures in diagnosing cancer are regular cases in our nationwide FTCA practice. We’ve done a lot of them. On one...

The veteran went to the ER at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Among the various laboratory studies performed was an STD test. This was a...

This veteran and VA patient in his 70's had a lesion on his scalp which was excised and biopsied. Unfortunately, the biopsy was misread...