The last case we will discuss in this series of Virginia court decisions on non-compete contracts and physicians comes from the Virginia Supreme Court. The case, Greenbrier Obstetrics and Gynecology v. Zenette Moore Leao,MD, was decided January 9, 2009. Dr. Leao entered into a 3 year employment contract with Greenbrier,…
read morePhysicains are well-educated, well-trained professionals with high standards…correct? Well, someone forgot to tell Dr. Gomez in Richlands, Virginia.You see, Dr. Roy Gomez pleaded guilty last week to obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation, making false statements on tax returns, and failing to file reports of his foreign bank accounts. As a…
read moreLauren wrote a great blog yesterday about the legal rights of the elderly in nursing homes. In regard to legal rights, one of the frequent questions we hear is, ” Can they kick my dad out of his nursing home?” In Virginia, there is a specific law which answers the…
read moreThe Roanoke Valley is again the location of the next important physician non-compete case in Virginia. The case, Carilion Healthcare v. William Ball, was decided by the Roanoke County Circuit Court in 2001. Carilion is western Virginia’s 800 pound healthcare gorilla and began purchasing local medical practices in order to…
read moreMedical associations have been telling state legislators (and the public in general) that unless America curbs the right of patients to file medical malpractice cases, all of the doctors are just going to pack up their medical bags and stethoscopes and quit.I have always felt this was “baloney” as I…
read moreDo you live in Radford? Christiansburg? Blacksburg? Shawsville? Dublin? and need a medical malpractice attorney to evaluate your case?Living in a small community is both a blessing and a curse. Your local attorney may not want to take a malpractice case against your family doctor, if he goes there too.…
read moreThe Circuit Court of Fredericksburg (VA) decided the next important Virginia case involving doctors and non-compete contracts. The case, decided in 1998, was Clara Belle Wheeler v. Fredericksburg Orthopedic Associates and Mid-Atlantic Health Alliance.Dr. Wheeler (an orthopedic surgeon) and medical practices entered into a written employment agreement for a 12…
read moreThe next important decision by a Virginia court on the legality and enforceability of a physician’s non-compete comes from my hometown of Roanoke, VA. The case was called Drs. Blum Newman, Blackstock & Associates, Optometrists v. Timothy Jessee, MD and was decided in 1997.Dr. Jessee (the defendant), an optometrist resigned…
read moreThe employee worked as an account executive for an insurance broker. He signed a non-compete agreement which provided as follows:For a period of two years following termination of employment, employee shall not:(i) On behalf of himself, another insurance company and/or agency, directly orindirectly, seek to induce, promote, facilitate, solicit, quote…
read moreA state agency and a hospital industry group are considering whether Kentucky should use color coded armbands to alert staff to patient wishes and medical conditions. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Jefferson Manor nursing home in Louisville was cited in March after employees attempted to resuscitate a 95-year-old resident, despite a…
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