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WHY DON’T HOSPITALS ADMIT THEIR MISTAKES?
WHY DON’T HOSPITALS ADMIT THEIR MISTAKES? 150 150 Dan Frith

We hear about horrible instances of medical malpractice in Virginia hospitals everyday. What would happen if the hospitals and doctors just flat out admitted their mistakes? Would there be a huge increase in malpractice lawsuits filed against the hospitals? Would hospitals, and their insurance carriers, pay out such large sums…

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EMERGENCY ROOM MISTAKES
EMERGENCY ROOM MISTAKES 150 150 Dan Frith

So many things can happen in your local emergency room.Staff may have the time and ability to provide for all of your needs.orStaff may be too busy or too understaffed to provide for your needs such that mistakes, errors occur.What kind of errors?Given the wrong medication.ED staff fails to diagnose…

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FOOTBALL COACHES AND NON-COMPETES: ARE YOU KIDDING?
FOOTBALL COACHES AND NON-COMPETES: ARE YOU KIDDING? 150 150 Dan Frith

Nope…I’m not kidding. I am a big college football fan and closely follow the Virginia Tech Hokies. I just ran across an article from a Birmingham, Alabama newspaper titled, “The Next Big Thing in contracts: Will more coaching deals include non-compete clauses?”The article recounts the stories of several SEC football…

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COSMETIC SURGERY RESULTS IN DEATH
COSMETIC SURGERY RESULTS IN DEATH 150 150 Dan Frith

This is a sad report about a Virginia women who sought cosmetic surgery (a “mommy makeover”) after the birth of her fourth child. According to news reports of the medical malpractice case, Dr. Matthew Galumbeck and his staff allowed Maritess Lopez to go home an hour after her cosmetic surgery,…

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND “NEVER EVENTS”
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND “NEVER EVENTS” 150 150 Dan Frith

In Virginia, a successful medical malpractice case requires proof of two elements. First, proof the doctor/nurse/hospital/dentist/surgeon, etc. deviated from the accepted standard of care or was negligent. Second, proof the negligence was the cause of the patient’s injuries, harm, or death. Both of these elements are proven by way of…

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MISSOURI DECISION ON NONCOMPETES AND ACCOUNTANTS
MISSOURI DECISION ON NONCOMPETES AND ACCOUNTANTS 150 150 Dan Frith

To all of our accounting friends out there who are considering leaving their current employer, taking some clients, and competing in the face of a noncompete agreement……PLEASE READ THIS RECENT FEDERAL CASE FROM MISSOURI!The case, decided this week by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, is Mayer Hoffman McCann, PC…

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WHISTLE BLOWER NURSES IN TEXAS PREVAIL!
WHISTLE BLOWER NURSES IN TEXAS PREVAIL! 150 150 Dan Frith

I previously shared the story about Texas nurse Anne Mitchell who did the right thing and filed a complaint against a local doctor whom she believed was providing substandard care. The good doctor, Rolando G. Arafiles Jr., MD, took offense and had Nurse Mitchell charged with “misuse of official information,”…

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WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA RESTAURANTS FIGHT OVER NONCOMPETE
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA RESTAURANTS FIGHT OVER NONCOMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith

The Virginia Gazette has reported on a $1 Million noncompete lawsuit recently filed in Williamsburg, Virginia. Victor Minichiello of Sal’s By Victor is suing La Scala restaurant, where he temporarily operated while his business at Williamsburg Shopping Center was rebuilt. Minichiello’s lease was with Hassem and Georgia Salih as operators…

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DO YOU HAVE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE IN VIRGINIA?
DO YOU HAVE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE IN VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

A great deal of my day is spent investigating and discussing possible medical malpractice cases. Truth is, not every call we get is a case. Very few are actually cases worth pursuing. So when someone calls, I try to explain the legal elements of a medical malpractice case, and determine…

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SAVILE ROW TAILOR RUNS AFOUL OF NONCOMPETE?
SAVILE ROW TAILOR RUNS AFOUL OF NONCOMPETE? 150 150 Dan Frith

There is a great article on the front page of yesterday’s (August 9) Wall Street Journal. The article described how a young tailor, who previously worked at one of London, England’s Savile Row tailor shops, had left his previous employer and started his own competitive business making fine men’s suits.The…

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