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A Fast Resolution for a Client's Changing Priorities - FTCA Claim Resolves for $400,000
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
Nov 52 min read
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FTCA Claim for Unhoused Veteran Resolved in Under Two Months
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
Nov 52 min read
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$1.5 Million Settlement Secured for Child After Hospital Negligence Leads to Foot Amputation in Virginia
Glen Sturtevant and Brewster Rawls recently secured a $1.5 million settlement in Virginia that highlights the devastating consequences...
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Pressure Ulcer Case Settles for $370,000 at Mediation
Plaintiff's 76-year-old decedent was admitted to Defendant’s Virginia nursing home in September 2022 for rehabilitation following a...
Aug 221 min read
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DELAYED LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS SETTLES FOR $500,000
Delays or failures in diagnosing cancer are regular cases in our nationwide FTCA practice. We’ve done a lot of them.            On one...
Jun 252 min read
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If You Do the Test, Follow Up on the Results
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...
Jun 202 min read
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$1,000,000 Settlement in Case of Misread Pathology
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...
May 201 min read
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