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VETERANS DAY IN SALEM VIRGINIA
VETERANS DAY IN SALEM VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith

Today is Veterans day, so named by President Eisenhower when he renamed Armistice day Veterans Day in 1954.Sadly, we don’t always take great care of our Veterans mental and physical health.According to National Coalition of Homeless Veterans, on any given day, between 500,000 and 900,000 Veterans of the United States,…

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DAILY NEWS – MORE ACCIDENTS
DAILY NEWS – MORE ACCIDENTS 150 150 Dan Frith

Our local paper today is reporting pedestrians hit by cars – accidents with trucks on I-81. Serious personal injury can be devestating. One day you are driving to work and the next day an accident has caused so much back pain you can no longer sit at your desk.One option…

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CONGRESS IS BEHAVING BADLY
CONGRESS IS BEHAVING BADLY 150 150 Dan Frith

Despite passing meaningful health care reform for the first time in decades, many Congressman need a refresher course in manners. The also need to vote in a fashion that is best for their constituents not just there own pocketbook…which in lined with contributions from the insurance industry and the medical…

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MYTHS ABOUT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
MYTHS ABOUT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 150 150 Dan Frith

I’m tired of hearing the falsehoods about how lawyers who represent the victims of medical negligence are running doctors out of business and driving up the costs of health care. It is just not true and I want to share with you some observations about this issue and challenge our…

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HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM
HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM 150 150 Dan Frith

I am amazed at how the opponents of health care reform think it is more important to take away existing laws which hold doctors and hospitals responsible for their actions. Why is protecting a system which, by its own estimate kills 98,000 people a year, more important than making sure…

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IS CONGRESS GETTING READY TO MAKE VICTIMS OF MALPRACTICE PAY A SECOND TIME?
IS CONGRESS GETTING READY TO MAKE VICTIMS OF MALPRACTICE PAY A SECOND TIME? 150 150 Dan Frith

I am talking about insurance companies and the medical industrial complex (hospitals, doctors groups, pharmaceutical companies, etc.) spending the money to persuade Congress to severely limit the rights of victims of medical negligence. I can’t say it any better than my fellow trials lawyers have already stated:New AAJ Ad Campaign…

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NURSING HOME CHAIN REPORTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED PROFITS
NURSING HOME CHAIN REPORTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED PROFITS 150 150 Dan Frith

I know I sure was worried about the profitability of Kindred Healthcare, one of the largest nursing home chains in America. Kindred Healthcare posted higher-than-expected profits in the third quarter as increased private hospital admissions boosted income. Net income was $5.5 million. A year earlier the company lost $21.3 million,…

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CAPPING DAMAGES WILL NOT REDUCE THE COST OF HEALTHCARE
CAPPING DAMAGES WILL NOT REDUCE THE COST OF HEALTHCARE 150 150 Dan Frith

Don’t believe me….a lawyer who represents patients and their families in claims of medical negligence. I don’t blame you…but would you believe a doctor?Here is a must read from Salon.com…written by a doctor. He simply explains how limiting the damages you might collect in a medical malpractice case will NOT…

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE COMPANIES GOING BROKE…NOT
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE COMPANIES GOING BROKE…NOT 150 150 Dan Frith

I know you have read the stories in your local newspaper. Medical malpractice lawsuits are driving doctors away as the result of outrageous jury awards in frivolous lawsuits. The doctors, and their insurance carriers, tell their state and national representatives that laws must be passed to stop this outrageous tragedy.This…

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THEY CAN’T SUE ME FOR THIS…CAN THEY?
THEY CAN’T SUE ME FOR THIS…CAN THEY? 150 150 Dan Frith

We get this question a lot…especially when a former employee signed a non-compete agreement but it now “competing” with his/her old employer!Want an example of an actual case in Virginia? A pending case in the Fairfax County Circuit Court provides the details. The case, Virginia Academy of Fencing, Inc. v.…

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