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Personal Injury and Automobile Accidents

• Virginia Seatbelts
• Nursing Home Cases
• Personal Injury Cases where the injured party has died
• Dog Bite Cases II
• Looking out for your teen driver
• Dog Bites
• Hosting a Graduation Party in Virginia? Read This First!
• Virginia Beach Sheriffs Immune
• Chesapeake to Install Countdown Crosswalks
• Charlottesville, Virginia Police Taking Heat After Hitting Wheelchaired Pedestrian

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Medical Malpractice

• More heparin deaths? Yes, its true.
• Joint Commission Targeting Children Medication Mix-Ups
• Finding The Best ER For Your Child
• Why Free Drug Samples Are a Bad Idea
• Knee and Hip Replacements Expected to Spike
• Supreme Court Grants Immunity for FDA Approved Medical Devices
• FDA Warns Doctors to Retrieve Device Fragments

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DUI, Traffic and Criminal Law Defense

• DUI Cases II
• Can walking in a straight line really reveal that I’m unfit to drive?
• Your Right to Remain Silent
• Drug Offenses
• DUI Cases
• 'Click It or Ticket' and Virginia's Seat Belt Laws
• Inside the Officer's Mind
• UVA Professor: Vague Traffic Laws Invite Discrimination
• Great DUI Information

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General Observations

• Gas and Energy
• Gas Prices V
• Gas Prices IV
• Gas Prices III
• Gas Prices II
• Gasoline Prices

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General

• Allan Zaleski in Two Recent Articles

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Firm News

Kaine announces newest attack on drunken driving

Christie Brinkley Divorce Case Settled

Shia LaBeouf receives DUI, cleared of blame in car crash

Police: charges pending against injured Virginia Beach motorcycle rider

Norfolk Police officer off the streets after DUI arrest

Bicyclist Killed After Being Struck By SUV

W&L professor formally sues Virginia Lottery

Salmonella can ride water into tomatoes

Cold Medication Use In Young Children Can Lead To Adverse Effects, Even Death

Man in critical condition after being hit by car in Norfolk

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Firm Library

Personal Injury and Automobile Accidents

• Car Insurance Terms in Virginia
• What are Virginia's Laws Regarding Dog Bites?
• One in Three Va. Drivers Texting
• No Civil Liability for Hosts or Bars in Virginia
• Is Your Car Spying On You?

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Medical Malpractice

• Switching to Electronic Health Records has Great Benefits, But Poses Liability for Hospitals
• Why is Heparin Killing Babies?
• Website Allows Consumers to Compare Hospitals
• Transient Ischemic Attacks & Strokes
• How Medical Mistakes are Costing U.S. Healthcare $8.8 Billion

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DUI, Traffic and Criminal Law Defense

• Having one more for the road may skew breath tests
• Virginia DUI Laws for First Time Offenders
• Virginia Legislature Working to Repeal Fines
• Requesting a Restricted License in Virginia
• Ignition Interlock Devices & DUI Law

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Divorce

• How Does Child Support Get Computed In Virginia?
• A brief overview of child custody laws

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General

• Don't Try This At Home: Five Home Remedies That Aren't

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Website Allows Consumers to Compare Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been updating its Hospital Compare website which provides information for consumers regarding the hospitals in their communities.   The website helps consumers make effective decisions when selecting a hospital by offering information about quality of care; data from patients' medical records is converted into a percentage in order to show how well hospitals care for their patients.   In addition to quality information, consumers have access to information obtained from patient satisfaction surveys, so they are able to know what actual patients have said about their past experiences.  The website also compares the hospitals' 30-day risk-adjusted death rates with the national rate.

The updated information on the Hospital Compare website is, among other things, meant to motivate hospitals to provide better care for Americans.  Although hospitals' participation in the website is voluntary, most have agreed to share their records with the Department of Heath and Human Services.  Patients should look at and ask their doctors about the numbers before choosing a hospital.

The following hospitals in the Hampton Roads area currently have information available on Hospital Compare:

Norfolk
Bon Secours- DePaul Medical Center
Sentara Leigh Hospital
Sentara Norfolk General

Virginia Beach
Sentara Bayside
Sentara Virginia Beach General

Portsmouth
Bon Secours- Maryview Medical Center

Chesapeake
Chesapeake General Hospital

Hampton
Sentara Careplex Hospital

Newport News
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Riverside Regional Medical Center

Gloucester
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Williamsburg
Eastern State Hospital
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Franklin
Southampton Memorial Hospital

Suffolk
Sentara Obici Hospital

Eastern Shore
Shore Memorial Hospital

Richmond
Bon Secours- Richmond Community Hospital
Bon Secours- St Mary's Hospital of Richmond
CJW Medical Center
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Retreat Hospital
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Petersburg
Hiram W Davis Medical Center
Southside Regional Medical Center

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