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Oct 31 2025 Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Can You Sue for Nursing Home Neglect After Death? Understanding Wrongful Death Claims

When someone dies unexpectedly, there are often many unanswered questions. If your loved one died under suspicious or neglectful circumstances in a nursing home, you may have even more questions and want to know what you can...

Oct 24 2025 Nursing Errors

Can I Sue a West Virginia Hospital for a Nurse’s Mistake?

In a recent blog, we discussed mistakes made by nurses and the potential liability issues and concerns that patients may have after the fact. However, in this article, we will explain when a hospital can be held legally...

Oct 17 2025 Informed Consent

Informed Consent Violations: When You Didn’t Know What You Were Really Signing

If you have ever visited the hospital for a surgery, medical procedure, or even a high-risk treatment plan, you were likely asked to sign a form called an “informed consent form.” However, few patients understand that...

Oct 10 2025 Medical Malpractice

Abuse or Malpractice? How To Know What Kind of Case You Have

After a loved one is hurt in a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or other care setting, most people are unsure whether what happened to their loved one was medical malpractice, neglect, or abuse — but the...

Sep 30 2025 Medical Malpractice

Small Town Hospitals, Big Risks: Why Rural West Virginians Face Higher Malpractice Rates

West Virginia offers its residents the opportunity to be part of close-knit communities, enjoy beautiful scenery, and lead a laid-back small-town lifestyle. For many, living and working in rural communities is a conscious...

Sep 23 2025 Medical Malpractice

Who’s Really Liable When a Nurse Makes a Mistake?

We all have a mental picture of medical malpractice. We imagine a doctor operating on the wrong side of the body or missing a diagnosis. However, nurses are key members of every care team, and, unfortunately, many mistakes...

Sep 16 2025 Emergency Room Negligence

When the ER Sends You Home Too Soon: Legal Options for Patients Discharged by Mistake

When you walk into an emergency room, you expect to be taken seriously. After all, you’re there because you don’t feel well, and you are clearly in some sort of medical crisis. But what happens when you get sent home...

Sep 09 2025 Medical Malpractice

The Surgery You Didn’t Consent To: What Happens When Doctors Go Beyond the Plan

You’ve been waiting and waiting, but finally, you’ve decided to move forward with the surgery that your doctors have been recommending for quite a while. You are now ready to put your life and your health into the hands...

Aug 29 2025 Amputation Errors

When the Wrong Limb Is Amputated: How Surgical Checklists Fail Patients in West Virginia

Wrong limb amputation can have a life-changing impact on a patient’s quality of life. An injury like this can cause a lifetime of both physical and mental health problems. Our amputation error attorneys here in West...

Aug 22 2025 Failure to Diagnose

Failure to Diagnose Sepsis: A Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths in West Virginia Nursing Homes

When you place a loved one in a nursing home, you do so with the expectation that the staff will watch over them. They should notice any changes in the person’s health and respond appropriately by providing the necessary...

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