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Lauren Ellerman

What you should know about LinkedIn when you change jobs
What you should know about LinkedIn when you change jobs 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

“Hey, congratulations on making partner,” someone says to me in the gym. I wonder how on earth they know that and then I realize they probably got an email from LinkedIn notifying them of my promotion (albeit 6 months after the fact because I didn’t rush to change the title). As…

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Joan Rivers and the danger of surgical centers
Joan Rivers and the danger of surgical centers 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

A loved one who is facing an impending surgery told me today, that Joan Rivers’ death scared her. Why? Because it is a very visible example of that medical procedures come with very real and certain risks.  While my loved one however does appreciate the difference between a procedure done…

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Questions to ask when your loved one is considering surgery
Questions to ask when your loved one is considering surgery 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I have a number of friends and family that will call before a surgery or consult with a new doctor and ask what I know about the physician. I don’t have inside information, I just know where to look for information about healthcare providers online. Most states have free data…

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Lightbulb jokes and non-competes
Lightbulb jokes and non-competes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Do you remember all the great light bulb jokes of the late 1990’s? You could directly insult any kind of person in just a few sentences – blondes, engineers, lawyers, doctors, etc. The beauty of these terrible jokes was that the hyperbole was often based on some element of truth (** BUT…

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Assault in a Virginia nursing home
Assault in a Virginia nursing home 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Our local news today lead off with a nightmare headline – Man in hospital after shooting at local Retirement Community. It’s a nightmare because families across the region worried whether or not the person shot was a resident, and when they learned it was a visitor to the long term…

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Why playing dress up with my daughter makes me think of Virginia law on non-competes
Why playing dress up with my daughter makes me think of Virginia law on non-competes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

This morning my precious child pranced around our kitchen in a tutu, with a fairy wand. She tried to grant our cat Earl three wishes by tapping his head with the wand. I think he wished for her to leave as the plastic star fell upon his head rather aggressively. Sadly, she didn’t…

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Post Surgical Infection cases
Post Surgical Infection cases 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Can you imagine having surgery, going home only to return to the hospital days later so sick you can’t breathe, stand or walk? Then you spend months in ICU, on a ventilator and in rehabilitation all because you acquired an infection during or after the surgery that went untreated? Our…

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Caring for a disabled or elderly loved one in Virginia from out of state
Caring for a disabled or elderly loved one in Virginia from out of state 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I get it. I get it because I’ve been there. You have a loved one who is disabled or older and you are states away. You can’t be there to visit daily, check on home health, interview aides, complain to the nursing home administrator or tell your loved one in…

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Why is saying “I am sorry,” so hard in business relationships?
Why is saying “I am sorry,” so hard in business relationships? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Last year we filed a case on behalf of a young woman who lost her child in childbirth. Although the terms of the settlement are confidential, and cannot be discussed, one of the requests we made (and frequently make in medical malpractice cases) is that the defendant express in some…

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The law, it is a changing
The law, it is a changing 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Take a moment to access this Bob Dylan Cover of The Times they are a changing. Press Play. Now, with that well known folk sound in the background I will make my brief but important point about Virginia Non-Compete law or rather Virginia Business Tort law: The law, it is a changing.…

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