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WHEN TO GET PROFESSIONAL HELP 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHEN TO GET PROFESSIONAL HELP

You go to the Doctor when you are sick. Counselor when things are stressful. Accountant when you need taxes filed. Chiropractor when you need to be re-aligned. So when do should Virginia employees seek legal help regarding their employment contracts and non-compete agreements. ANSWER: 1. Before they sign them.OR 2. When they are even thinking…

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IF ITS WRITTEN IN THE RECORDS…. 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

IF ITS WRITTEN IN THE RECORDS….

We assess Medical Malpractice cases by (1) speaking to our prospective clients and getting their story and (2) reviewing the medical records. Now I will admit that I have seen medical records forged before (Example – one nursing home case the nurses notes reflected they changed my client’s bandage on 1/10 and 1/12. She had…

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS & ARBITRATION PROVISIONS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS & ARBITRATION PROVISIONS

Your employment agreement contains an Arbitration provision. What does that mean? Do you want to agree to Arbitration? Every non-compete and business litigation case is different, but yes, sometimes, arbitration agreements are not the end of the world. Want to know more about the difference between arbitration and taking an employment case to trial in…

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I WISH VIRGINIANS WOULD PLAN FOR THEIR RETIREMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I WISH VIRGINIANS WOULD PLAN FOR THEIR RETIREMENT

I am not a financial advisor. I don’t really care if you have a Medicare supplement plan or even life insurance. I care about your health care – or lack there of. If Virginians were planners, I would be out of a job. Two weeks ago an attorney I know in the area called me…

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EMPLOYER EXPECTS YOU TO SIGN THE NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EMPLOYER EXPECTS YOU TO SIGN THE NON-COMPETE

Virginians, lend me your ears. Your employer EXPECTS you to sign their non-compete. Their attorneys (the folks drafting the agreements) have told them the agreements are only helpful if (1) EVERYONE SIGNS THEM and (2) THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE SAME. So, what does this mean for you when you are asked to sign one? Sadly,…

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LEXINGTON ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LEXINGTON ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY

In Rockbridge County Virginia, you have one main health care option – Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital. This hospital has not always been part of a larger health care system, but was acquired in or around 2005 by Carilion Health care based in Roanoke. Although your physician may have been independent before, there is a good…

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VIRGINIA ELDER ABUSE ATTORNEY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA ELDER ABUSE ATTORNEY

It is so very hard to understand how anyone could abuse an elderly person, and yet elder abuse happens all the time in Virginia. Sadly, neglect is an event bigger problem. What is elder abuse? What is elder neglect? Under Virginia law – Abuse” means (i) knowing and willful conduct that causes physical injury or…

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HOW TO AVOID A LAWSUIT – GET A RELEASE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO AVOID A LAWSUIT – GET A RELEASE

Scenario: Virginia employee has non-compete, and doesn’t like his new boss. They don’t get along well, creating a hostile work environment. No big deal – employee will find a new job. WAIT. Employee signed some agreement last year. OH WELL. Employee decides to leave and hopes for the best, working for Company’s Competitor across town.…

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GRANDMA’S ROOMMATE – FELON? PREDATOR? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GRANDMA’S ROOMMATE – FELON? PREDATOR?

Who is living in the nursing home near your Grandmom? Kind and gracious elderly people who may need assistance? Yes, probably. Patients with aggressive tendancies because of dementia, head injury or prior aggression issues? Yes, likely.What about convicted felons and sex offenders? Do they live on Grandma’s hall? According to the Chicago Tribune, the answer…

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GOVERNMENT REPORT SHINES LIGHT ON BAD NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

GOVERNMENT REPORT SHINES LIGHT ON BAD NURSING HOMES

According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), almost 4 percent (580) of the 16,000 nursing homes in the United States could be considered “the most poorly performing” under CMS’s Special Focus Facility program. States currently identify some 755 nursing homes (the 15 worst in each state) as “candidates” for the program. Under the GAO’s methodology,…

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FOR-PROFIT VERSUS NON-PROFIT NURSING HOMES: DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FOR-PROFIT VERSUS NON-PROFIT NURSING HOMES: DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Choosing a nursing home for a loved one can be a very difficult and emotional decision. We all want to be sure that our family member is being well-cared for and their physical and emotional needs are met when we cannot be there all the time. Nursing homes are usually either for-profit or non-profit. The…

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DAN FRITH NAMED BEST LAWYER IN AMERICA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DAN FRITH NAMED BEST LAWYER IN AMERICA

Its true, I work with the Best Lawyer in America… or at least one of them. T. Daniel Frith, III (Dan) was named in the 2010 edition of the BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, for the 4th year in a row, for Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury. Congratulations Dan.

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