Harrisonburg Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer

The medical malpractice attorneys at Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC are highly respected for their vigorous defense of health care providers and practitioners against the complicated and often emotion-filled claims of malpractice. The Harrisonburg medical malpractice defense lawyers serve as counsel to several large hospitals and professional liability insurers and have successfully defended numerous cases involving a multitude of professional negligence and medical malpractice claims.

Experienced Harrisonburg Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer

The firm's approach to defending medical malpractice claims includes analyzing each case to see if the plaintiff has met the burden of proving negligence, medical mistakes or errors in treatment, unreasonable care and injury. Virginia, like many states, has ruled that capping damage award limits is unconstitutional, so the stakes are always high in terms of future and past medical expenses and non-economic damages.

Trusted Harrisonburg Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer

In addition to their experience in civil courtrooms, the Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC Harrisonburg medical malpractice defense attorneys have represented doctors and health care providers in administrative actions brought by federal government agencies, such as Medicare and Medicaid, medical licensing board and professional review hearings. Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC realizes that each medical malpractice claims can present a personal and professional burden to health care businesses, hospitals, medical systems, surgeons, specialists and individual physicians. The firm's goal in each case is to alleviate some of that burden.