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$10,000,000 Verdict Reached in Virginia Medical Malpractice Trial
This case involved a 65-year-old woman, Rita Epps, who died at Southside Regional Medical Center (SRMC) because of untreated acute kidney failure and resulting acidosis. The patient’s condition prior to admission was not particularly noteworthy: coronary artery disease (4 stents), controlled diabetes and mild chronic kidney disease. In the week before her admission to the…
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Rawls Law Group included in the 2022 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.”
RICHMOND, VA, November 4, 2021––Rawls Law Group is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” rankings. Since Rawls Law Group opened its doors in 1996, the firm has always stayed focused on doing only those things they can do well. Over…
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Life Saving Lessons Can Apply to Law
My son, also named Brewster, is an arborist. He thinks being 70 feet in the air with a chainsaw is fun – a proclivity he did not inherit from his father. This week he got asked to help out a tree company he had never worked with before.At the job site, there was an accident.…
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Brewster Rawls Named to the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
RICHMOND, VA, August 19, 2021–Rawls Law Group is pleased to congratulate Brewster Rawls for his inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published its list for over three…
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Don’t Interrupt or Cut-Off Witnesses
Recently, I was defending the deposition of an expert physician. The first defense lawyer was fine. Reasonable questions were asked. The tone was polite and the doctor was allowed to give a complete answer. I didn’t utter a word. (I am also not a believer in constant “object to form” recitations.)The second defense lawyer was…
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Two Lawyers Selected to Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars for 2021
Rawls Law Group of Richmond, Virginia is pleased to announce that Brewster S. Rawls has again been selected by Super Lawyers® as a top-rated attorney practicing in the Richmond, Virginia area. This is the eleventh consecutive year Brewster has achieved this honor. We are also pleased to announce attorney Glen H. Sturtevant is selected as…
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Rawls Law Group Named in 2021 Best Lawyers: The Injury & Malpractice Issue
Rawls Law Group is pleased to announce inclusion in the most recent issue of Best Lawyers®, the most respected guide to the legal profession. This release of the inaugural edition of The Injury and Malpractice Issue includes perspectives from top Personal Injury, Mass Tort, Malpractice, and Consumer Protection Lawyers.Using information excerpted from the 2021 Editions…
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Think Like a Defense Lawyer
I am extraordinarily lucky. When I was a young lawyer, I was at a very high-quality insurance defense firm. I learned how to handle files, go to court and try cases. I then did a bit of time at a very large firm. It was definitely not for me, but I was exposed to things…
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But That Doctor ALMOST Killed Me…
In some form or another, we often hear this from prospective clients – after we have declined to take their case. To prove a case of medical malpractice, you have to prove that the care provided was negligent, that it fell beneath the standard of care. Just as importantly, you must prove that the negligence…
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Rawls Law Group Announces $6,500,000 Verdict in Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Rawls Law Group is pleased to announce that a Richmond, Virginia jury awarded $6.5 million in a medical malpractice suit relating to surgical errors at Southside Regional Medical Center. The case, Lenville Hall Sr. vs. Barton P. Smith, M.D. and Tri-City Surgical Associates, was tried in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, Virginia…
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Injury to ureter, severed during cancer surgery, went unrecognized — $6,500,000 verdict
Plaintiff underwent a right laparoscopic assisted hemicolectomy at Southside Regional Medical Center to remove an early stage colon cancer in July 2016. During the procedure, his right ureter was severed, but the surgeon did not realize it at the time. The severed ureter was not diagnosed for eight days.Urine accumulated in plaintiff’s abdomen during the…
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Crushing Cross Examination of Doctor Leads to Client Referral – by the Doctor
Like all lawyers, I love getting referrals. When another lawyer refers a client to you, it’s flattering. You have a sense that your abilities are recognized and appreciated. Even more flattering is when a client or former client recommends you. This week we got a referral that shocked me – in a totally good way.…