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What can a Virginia Medical Malpractice case / lawyer actually do?
What can a Virginia Medical Malpractice case / lawyer actually do? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

At least three times this week, I have described what I do as analogous to a hammer. If your problem looks like a nail, my skills and experience can be helpful. But not every healthcare crisis, emergency, or negligent care situation can be helped by a lawsuit. Not every harmful…

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Why infection cases are almost never cases under Virginia law
Why infection cases are almost never cases under Virginia law 3264 2448 Lauren Ellerman

If I asked my microbiologist friend to name some of the bacteria that exist on a normal human – her mind would explode. She couldn’t possibly name all the bacteria that are known to inhabit our largest organs – and yet, what we know (thanks to the smart people at…

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“Choosing” a surgeon
“Choosing” a surgeon 300 200 Lauren Ellerman

We are often in conversation with a potential client (which always means some kind of medical crisis has already occurred) and we ask: HOW DID YOU CHOSE YOUR SURGEON? or WHO PERFORMED YOUR SURGERY? And, what we have learned, is that most patients don’t recall the name of their surgeon…

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SPEAK UP (as a patient)
SPEAK UP (as a patient) 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I am currently with a loved one in an out of state Hospital and on every wall is a sign that says SPEAK UP. The poster then discusses patient’s need to speak up and how that can prevent injury and mistakes. I agree. While it doesn’t take away the duty…

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Medical Malpractice: Failure to diagnose / treat Cancer
Medical Malpractice: Failure to diagnose / treat Cancer 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Cancer deserves a Capital C. It’s scary – life changing and in millions of Americans, life ending. Do you know someone who was diagnosed with cancer and beat it? I do. My Mom had Melanoma AND lung cancer and because of good care, both were diagnosed early, treated and she…

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Malpractice isn’t the same as as a mere mistake (under Virginia law)
Malpractice isn’t the same as as a mere mistake (under Virginia law) 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

One of the aspects of my job I enjoy the most, is speaking to the folks who call our office. Sometimes, they call because a doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner has made a mistake in Virginia. Often, when they call, they say “I’ve never called a lawyer before but someone told…

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When the paperwork doesn’t work
When the paperwork doesn’t work 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I have been writing pro bono (latin and lawyer for free) Wills for local police officers lately. Good men and women who because of their line of work, realize, perhaps younger than most, that they are not immortal. That eventually they will die. That in facing their own mortality, they…

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Failure to diagnose cancer in Virginia
Failure to diagnose cancer in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

The C word is an awful thing to hear. Cancer. With over 1.3 Million Americans diagnosed annually, we receive frequent calls from patients who wonder if earlier diagnosis would have changed their cancer outcome or treatment options. Allow me to state a different way: Cancer is generally easier to treat,…

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Why you have no real “right to work” in Virginia
Why you have no real “right to work” in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Yet again, a smart professional person hired me, and asked the following question: I know I signed an employment contract that says I can’t serve my clients for three years after termination, but the law says I have a right to work doesn’t it? So how can my employer enforce…

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Dan Frith is named to 2019 Virginia Law Foundation
Dan Frith is named to 2019 Virginia Law Foundation 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Founding partner of Frith Ellerman & Davis will be inducted into the Virginia Law Foundation next week, at the Virginia Bar Association’s Annual Meeting.  We are so proud of Dan’s induction as the Law Foundation only selects attorneys who are dedicated to their practice, and communities.  Join us in congratulating…

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