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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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HOW TO GET INTO A NURSING HOME 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO GET INTO A NURSING HOME

Friends: I get emails from a group called Care Pages (sadly, I am on the list because of friends and family who have had medical emergencies with small children and tried to keep everyone in the loop)…. That aside. Today I got an email from them about “Options for Extra Care: Nursing Homes and Hospice…

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NON-COMPETES AND THE VIRGINIA TECH CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTER 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NON-COMPETES AND THE VIRGINIA TECH CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTER

I am a proud graduate of Virginia Tech…although I refuse to disclose the year of my graduation. I am also proud, and amazed, at how fast VT’s “Corporate Research Center” (CRC) has grown since it began in 1985. The purpose of the CRC is to increase the corporate and governmental research relationships with VT, provide…

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NEGOTIATING YOUR VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NEGOTIATING YOUR VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE

Many Virginians may be shocked when their long time employer asks them to sign a non-compete, out of the blue. Non-competes are in friends. yes, they are a business trend of 2009 – so do not be surprised if one creeps into your employment file. But what do you do if asked to sign one?…

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FRIVOLOUS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE: I THINK NOT 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FRIVOLOUS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE: I THINK NOT

I am always amazed by the medical-industrial complex’s repeated allegations that too many frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits are filed which causes every American to pay more for medical care. First, medical malpractice lawsuits are very expensive for the patient…costing $20,000 to $50,000 to prosecute. Second, theses case take 2 years or more to conclude. Third,…

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MEDICATION ERRORS IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MEDICATION ERRORS IN NURSING HOMES

My law firm hears about medication errors in nursing home way too frequently. How about one resident (who is not diabetic) who is injected with insulin meant for another patient. Or, a resident’s records clearly reflect an allergy to certain medications yet the patient receives the medication to which she is allergic day after day…

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