Wrongful Death

Healthcare professionals have a duty to exercise reasonable care and avoid causing patient deaths. Yet according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, medical errors are the third leading cause of fatality in the United States, responsible for 10 percent of all deaths. Medical mistakes can cause deaths in numerous ways. For example, failure to diagnose a disease...

When you go to the doctor or another healthcare provider, you put your trust in the professional. As a patient, you expect your provider to deliver adequate care and pay attention to your needs. Unfortunately, healthcare workers make errors, including failing to diagnose a disease or giving the wrong diagnosis. Doctors and other medical...

Although many people drive cars daily as they commute to work and school, visit friends, and run errands, certain behaviors can make driving dangerous and cause fatalities. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that 38,824 people perished in car accidents in the United States in 2020, a seven percent increase from 2019. Of those who...

Drivers who are distracted and cause accidents that harm others are usually negligent according to the law. If you were the victim of a distracted driving accident, you could hold the driver responsible under West Virginia law. With the help of a skilled West Virginia car accident attorney, you could recover monetary compensation for...