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Recovering from the devastating effects of a medical mistake is a challenge for any patient, but realizing that your injuries could have been avoided can make it even more difficult. Studies have shown that the caregivers and families of medical malpractice victims often struggle with feelings of guilt, fear, and loneliness as they grapple with the aftermath of a mistake. If your life has been affected by a medical mistake, you are probably wondering what can be done to seek justice for your pain and suffering. This is where the law firm of Tavss Fletcher can help.

If you are a resident of southeastern Virginia or northeastern North Carolina and are suffering from the effects of a medical mistake, then we want to hear from you. With over 100 years of combined experience with personal injury law, the attorneys at Tavss Fletcher offer you the caring, professional help that you seek in your time of need.

Seeking Justice for Medical Negligence

If you’ve been injured by a negligent doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional, then you might feel torn about taking legal action. With all the anti-trial lawyer bias in the news these days, such feelings would not be surprising. Rising healthcare costs and drastically increased insurance premiums for doctors have been blamed on “frivolous” lawsuits and excessive jury awards. However, when you consider that only one percent of the nation’s doctors account for medical malpractice cases each year, it’s hard to blame the woes of our spiraling medical costs on malpractice lawsuits.

The truth is that health insurance companies have powerful lobbies working hard to ensure that state and federal laws are favorable towards insurers and healthcare providers. Patients and victims simply don’t have the same kind of support. Who is out lobbying for patient rights? Who is making sure that victims can collect fair damages when they’re suffering from the negligence of a hospital or doctor? If you’ve been injured by a medical mistake, you should not feel guilty for wanting to receive compensation for your injuries. Don’t let the insurance company public-relations machine make you feel like you don’t deserve your day in court. Also, don’t expect your doctor to fess up to making a mistake. Doctors are not always forthcoming about making medical mistakes, and they can’t always be counted on to report medical errors to their own hospital.

The bottom line is that a person’s life can be ruined because of professional negligence. The practice of medicine is a challenging and difficult job, and the vast majority of doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers do that job professionally. But for the patients of those guilty of practicing substandard medicine, the results can be devastating. Patients whose lives have been irrevocably damaged because of medical negligence deserve to be compensated fairly for their losses. Medical malpractice victims should not feel badly for seeking fair and just compensation, and no insurance company should be allowed to deny them their due.

How Tavss Fletcher Can Help You

If you’ve been injured by the negligence of a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional then it is in your best interests to speak with an experienced and dedicated medical malpractice attorney. Our firm has experience with a variety of medical malpractice cases, and we have the track record to prove it (link to case results). Not only do our attorneys at Tavss Fletcher bring a wealth of experience to the table, but we also have skilled investigators, expert witnesses, and other legal professionals working to ensure the maximum recovery for your injuries.

Our job is to secure compensatory damages for you in your medical malpractice case. Under the law, you may be entitled to receive payment to cover medical and hospital bills, rehabilitation expenses, ambulance expenses, prescription drug costs, nursing home care, domestic services, lost employment income, increased living expenses, and loss of future income. You may also be entitled to recover damages for physical pain and suffering, mental or emotional suffering, inconvenience, disfigurement, deformity and associated humiliation and embarrassment.

Please contact Tavss Fletcher today for an evaluation of your medical malpractice case, and see how we can put our extensive experience to work for you.

TAVSS FLETCHER
RBC Centura
555 East Main Street, 14th Floor
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: (757) 625-1214
Facsimile: (757) 622-7295

Tavss Fletcher proudly serves Virginia and North Carolina, including Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, the Eastern Shore counties of Accomack and Northampton, and Gloucester, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, James City and York counties in Virginia, and the counties of Currituck, Dare, Gates, Herford, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Bertie in Northeastern North Carolina.

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Hospitals Encourage Patients to Bust Dirty Doctors, Nurses
A new hospital safety program encourages patients to learn more about their role in stopping doctors and nurses from making a medical mistake.
Medical Mistakes are Still Too Common in Virginia, Nationwide
Despite advances in medical technology, why are doctors, nurses and other medical personnel still making so many deadly mistakes?
What is the Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Virginia?
If you have been the victim of a medical mistake in Virginia, how long do you have to file a medical malpractice lawsuit? Read on to find out.
Ensuring That You Get the Results of Your Diagnostic Tests Could Save Your Life
When test results do not get delivered in time, patients suffer. Learn how to protect yourself from a medical mix up in Virginia.
One Example of How Dangerous Medical Mistakes Cause Serious Birth-Related Injuries
A $900,000 medical malpractice judgment, awarded to a Virginia woman who suffered brain damage after delivering her child, has been upheld by an appeals court.
Types of Diagnostic Tests Used for Evaluating Breast Lumps
Virginia patients are often injured when diagnostic test results for breast lumps are not given to the right doctor.
How Electronic Medical Records Can Harm Virginia Patients
While many hoped that electronic medical records would help decrease the number of dangerous medical errors and mistakes in Virginia, the opposite may be true.
Pharmacists in Virginia Beach Emergency Rooms Could Save Lives
A recent study has shown that if the emergency room you visit has a pharmacist on site, you are much less likely to suffer from a medication error.
Medical Mistakes Still Killing, Injuring, Thousands in Virginia Each Year
Mistakes should not be made on the operating table, in a medical office or in a clinic but the sad truth is that they are. Doctor errors harm many in Virgina.
Can the Best Hospital in Va. Protect you From a Medical Mistake?
A list of the top rated hospitals in the nation has been released. Did any hospitals in Norfolk or Virginia Beach make the list?
Virginia Medical Malpractice: Outpatient Procedures May Be Riskier Than Hospital Stays
Scared of hospitalization? According to a new study, patients receiving outpatient care may even more likely to become victims of Virginia medical malpractice.
Virginia Medical Malpractice: Get The Facts!
Were you injured by a preventable medical error in Virginia? VA medical malpractice is far more common than most people realize. Get the facts in this article.
Risks of a Hysterectomy Operation
A hysterectomy, in Virginia or at any hospital in the nation, comes with certain inherent risks. These risks increase when a surgeon makes an error.
Would you want your surgeon drinking before operating on you?
Though drinking while performing surgery would be ridiculous, many surgeons may drink the night before. This behavior could lead to serious surgical errors.
Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery
Reconstructive surgery, also known as plastic surgery, is the form of surgery that works to restore form and function. Though we most often think of breast augmentations and face lifts, plastic surgery is most often done for medical, not cosmetic reasons. In this article we will be reviewing plastic surgery in Virginia and its potential for mistakes and, if warranted, medical malpractice lawsuits.
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program
The Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program is designed to help children who have been injured during birth. The goal of the program is to give birth-injured children access to medical care and payment for any medical expenses, hospital expenses, rehabilitation expenses and any other care that the child will need as she grows. Please read on to learn more about the program and how physicians, attorneys and medical malpractice insurance agencies came together for its creation.
Medical Malpractice Claim- A Basic Guide for Claimants in Virginia
What is a medical malpractice lawsuit? In this article you will find information as it relates to medical malpractice claims in Virginia. Our doctor error attorneys hope that the information provided will help you better understand the medical malpractice lawsuit process and help you find the best lawyer to represent you in your claim.
The Most Common Surgical Errors in Virginia and North Carolina
Stories of surgical error are the stuff of nightmares. However, for too many in Virginia, they are a reality. Top surgical errors include wrong site operations, unnecessary procedures and improper anesthesia. In this article we will be looking at the most common surgical errors and what you can do if you suspect that a surgical error has been made. A medical malpractice suit may be the only way to right the wrong and get proper compensation for your injuries or the loss of a loved one.
Common Medication Errors and their Prevention
Medication errors are one of the more common medical mistakes. Errors by your doctor or pharmacist can cost you your health, even your life. Both medical professionals have the duty to ensure that the drug you are taking is prescribed in the right dose, that it will not interact with another medication and that the drug is appropriate for the diagnosed illness or disease. Please read on to learn more about the most common medication errors and how doctors can work harder to prevent them.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM)
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies is an independent research organization that works to provide the public with unbiased and authoritative advice. The mission of the IOM is to serve as an advisor to the nation and improve its health. Please read on to learn more about how the IOM works to protect and improve the health and well being of our citizens.

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