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Health Wagon helping Southwest Virginia
Health Wagon helping Southwest Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Last night I watched a wonderful and heart warming story about healthcare in Southwest Virginia. 60 minutes Health Wagon story– Watch it here. Doctors and nurse practitioners in our region giving free medical care to those who need it. Often these folks are the working poor, not eligible for Medicaid…

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Trucking Accident on 1-77 / 1-81 Wythe County Virginia
Trucking Accident on 1-77 / 1-81 Wythe County Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

It is an all too familiar tale – 2 dead in tractor trailer incident in Wythe County Virginia.   Our local interstate system, specifically 1-81 and 1-77 are notorious for life altering and ending tractor trailer accidents. Two years ago our firm represented a man who was in terrible accident near the…

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Patients in the Emergency Room: Who are they?
Patients in the Emergency Room: Who are they? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I recently read an article in the Roanoke Times written by Leana Wen, MD, an emergency physician at George Washington University in Washinton, DC.  The article was titled, “The 10 Types of ER Patients,” and it was not very complimentary of the individuals who rush to their local ER department…

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The blessing and curse of technology
The blessing and curse of technology 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

By: Amit Patel I attended a most informative class last week, given by a computer forensic expert. This man is hired (often by attorneys) to examine phones, computers, and other devices, to search for electronic evidence in civil and criminal lawsuits. In one suit he may be looking for evidence…

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The myths of tort reform and cap on damages
The myths of tort reform and cap on damages 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

  If it turns out, the manufacturer of an airplane makes a huge mistake in assembling and designing a plane, ignores all the warnings that problems exist, and a plane crash occurs killing hundreds, do you think it is morally wrong for the families to seek accountability against the company in…

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Cease and Desist, or don’t, either way I don’t care
Cease and Desist, or don’t, either way I don’t care 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I am going to send a cease and desist letter to all major TV News outlets. The letter will be stern, on my firm’s letterhead, sent certified mail, use punctuation incorrectly, and ALL CAPS for emphasis. The letter will state the following: DEAR JOURNALIST – YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO CEASE…

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“narrowly tailored to protect a legitimate business interest”
“narrowly tailored to protect a legitimate business interest” Lauren Ellerman

Question we are often asked: Is your non-compete reasonable and enforceable under Virginia law? Answer we most often give: Yes, if it is narrowly tailored to protect the legitimate business interest of the company… What does that really mean? This week, a Fairfax Virginia Judge http://valawyersweekly.com/2014/03/17/over-broad-geographic-limits-sink-noncompete/ held that it was not…

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Do restrictive covenants stifle employee productivity?
Do restrictive covenants stifle employee productivity? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

If you get paid by the hour, and not the task, is there an incentive to work any harder? Some would say, No. If you can’t take clients with you when you leave a job, or even contact them, is there any incentive to really fostering those great connections and…

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Please, go with your gut and call 911
Please, go with your gut and call 911 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Nursing homes are interesting places. They (by law and definition) have health care available 24 hours a day, and yet, sometimes it is not enough. Sometimes, nursing home residents get sicker and need immediate emergency help from a hospital. I have had more than one (probably 20) families tell me…

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Why your “smartphone” keeps me in business
Why your “smartphone” keeps me in business 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Dear Virginia Employee: I wanted to thank you for being glued to your smart phone. I wanted to thank you for treating that small device, owned by your employer, like it is your own. Checking your personal email, texting clients at all hours, and making disparaging remarks about your co-workers…

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