Lauren Ellerman

Twice this week I have turned down cases where a nursing home was clearly negligent. Why would we turn these hurting families away?In Virginia you must prove two elements to successfuly pursue a claim of elder abuse or nursing home negligence. You must prove (1) that teh facility was negligent…

I know you will be shocked to hear this – but it seems our health care laws, rules and regs, may not be serving Americans very well.In today’s Wall Street Journal, Laura Landro writes about the increased use of IV medical treatment for patients that need home in-fusion therapy. A;though…

Consumer advocates often criticize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for failing to miss substantial problems. Have you heard criticism for their approving drugs with terrible side effects? Or allowing contaminated drugs or food from China into the stream of commerce?Criticism aside, they are called to monitor safety of products,…

I am from a few counties away from here in Florida, so it is with great pride I relay this news story to you:SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) — One of America’s Most Wanted is behind bars and the US Marshals are crediting FOX 35 viewers.He had been…

Do you remember in Star Wars when Princess Leia says “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope?”Well where do you turn when nursing homes continue to require families to sign arbitration contracts, without proper instruction as to what the contracts mean?“Help me Congress – you are our only hope!”Legislation…

I subscribe to a few blogs myself and this post caught my eye this morning:Doctor misses 32 lb. cyst.Why and how could he miss that?Apparently he said she was overweight. Could they remove it? YES – along with her ovaries, womb and fallopian tubes. And the physician is still practicing,…

There has been a great deal of press in our local papers (and National) about non-profit health care providers….So What essentially is the difference between non-profit or for profit?Non-Profit:Tax Exempt – does not pay property taxesNo ShareholdersHas a Board of Directors (which is usually not paid for service)Must have a…

A recent article in the WallStreet Journal highlighted a local hospital’s efforts to collect from unpaying hospital customers.This came as no surprise to me as I have had to wait in local general district court rooms for hours, to have my case called behind the hospital collection cases. And these…