I am referring to “the talk” with your parents about the need for, and selection of, an appropriate nursing home or assisted living facility.The time for “the talk” comes at different points for different families. Sometimes the need for “the talk” comes after the death of one parent leaving the…
read moreA Virginia Beach Circuit judge has found a noncompete agreement invalid and unenforceable after a medical company sought to enforce the covenant against a family nurse practitioner who sought to start another medical business. The case is Patient First v. Blanco and was decided on February 15, 2011.The facts of…
read moreOur office will evaluate and review medical malpractice cases across the Western part of Virginia.When you call our office, we will ask you to share the general facts.Based on that, we may say “No, you don’t have a case and here is why…”orWe may say “based on what you have…
read moreThere has been a lot of heat coming out of Washington, DC over tort reform and the need to limit what victims of medical malpractice can recover if they prove their case in a court of law. Notice I wrote “heat” as there has been very little “light” in this…
read moreNothing is free in this world.Even filing a lawsuit when your agreement with the attorney is based on his or her success, is not free.The costs of investigating, filing and pursuing a Medical Malpractice case are great.What do I mean when I say “costs?”1. emotional costs – you will be asked…
read moreThe following reported case comes to us from the Circuit Court of Fairfax County (Virginia).Daston Corporation developed, sold, and managed Google Apps in accordance with a nationwide license from Google. The individual defendants were the Managing Director and the Technical Director of Daston’s Software as a Service Practice. Upon commencing…
read moreThis sad (but all too common) case report comes to us from the great state of Texas.Emilio Gonzalez, 76, lived at the Living Centers of Texas Nursing Home for several years. He was subsequently admitted to a local hospital where he was diagnosed as having pneumonia, Stage IV pressure sores…
read moreI just read a great case out of Fairfax, Virginia where a company/employer got smacked down in its attempt to sue a former employee! The name of the case is Tryco, Inc. v. U. S. Medical Source.Tryco is a small business that is authorized to sell medical and dental equipment…
read moreI am confident we all agree to the following:OUR VETERANS DESERVE THE BEST MEDICAL CARE POSSIBLE.So, now that we are in agreement, I have to say this doesn’t always happen. I fear many veterans will be victims of medical malpractice at the hands of VA Hospitals and employees in 2011.I…
read moreOften, I share my very unresearched, unscientific opinions on life with people who are not interested. Today, I am sharing my unresearched, unscientific opinion on one topic that I often get asked by friends and family who do not understand what I do.Question: Why would someone file a malpractice lawsuit.…
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