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FIDUCIARY DUTY – YES – BUT TO WHOM? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FIDUCIARY DUTY – YES – BUT TO WHOM?

Virginia Circuit Court Judge in Fairfax recently held that one member of an LLC could not sue the manager of the LLC for breach of fiduciary duty. The Supreme Court of Virginia agreed. Why was the case dismissed? Because the member did not have standing to bring suit. “Standing” is legal speak for – a…

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ARE GENERIC DRUGS THE SAME? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ARE GENERIC DRUGS THE SAME?

I am blessed to be one of the many Americans with Health Insurance. My company sends me periodic magazines on general health issues. This month, An Article appeared called “Are Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Really the Same?” The answer according to the article is YES, they are the same…. oh wait, I read it again.…

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REVENGE IS NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

REVENGE IS NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER

I often get calls from people, upset, frantic about a threatening letter received from an ex-employer. The letter may say “We understand you are in breach of your non-compete. Cease immediately or we will seek and injunction against you in a Virginia court and ask for damages in the amount of $1,000,000.” “I have to…

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SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NURSE ANESTHETIST IN THE NEWS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NURSE ANESTHETIST IN THE NEWS

A nurse anesthetist, Alvin Earl Parkes, who worked for decades at Pulaski Memorial Hospital and Montgomery Regional Hospital (Blacksburg, VA) pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that he stole the medicine that was supposed to numb patients undergoing surgery. Parkes admitted in U.S. District Court in Roanoke that between July and September of 2008, he…

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VIRGINIA HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE STEALING DRUGS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE STEALING DRUGS

This is a great story about a local healthcare provider. Roanoke Times reporter Mike Gangloff writes in a breaking news story, that a local anesthetist who worked for two of our largest hospital systems in the area, HCA and Carilion, plead guilty this morning for stealing drugs that were supposed to numb patients undergoing surgery.…

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NUDE PHOTOS TAKEN IN TENNESSEE NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NUDE PHOTOS TAKEN IN TENNESSEE NURSING HOME

These people need to go to jail! An investigation into the Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center has revealed that employees of the facility were taking dozens of nude and partially nude pictures and videos of residents. A 55-page document has been released by the Tennessee Department of Health outlining those incidents and others at…

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FAIRNESS IN ARBITRATION – MAYBE NOW YOU GET WHY WE DON’T LIKE THESE THINGS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FAIRNESS IN ARBITRATION – MAYBE NOW YOU GET WHY WE DON’T LIKE THESE THINGS

I was in the car yesterday (avoiding hail storms) when this news report came on – RAPE CASE HIGHLIGHTS ARBITRATION DEBATE. I assumed it was an elder rape case involving nursing homes (since sexual assault sadly occurs in nursing homes) but was shocked to hear this lively, articulate young woman discuss her own assualt and…

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IMPORTANT RULING FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

IMPORTANT RULING FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

A federal court judge in Wisconsin has rejected a request by Smith Barney to order financial advisers who now work for Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Green Bay office to stop soliciting Smith Barney clients. Smith Barney sued Baird last week and asked for a restraining order, claiming the financial advisers who abruptly left the…

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VIRGINIA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN THE NEWS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRGINIA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN THE NEWS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS

We place our family members in assisted living facilities and nursing homes because they are frail or sick and cannot take care of themselves. The facility should provide a safe place for the people in need of special care. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always happen as shown by the results of a trial in Newport News,…

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EMERGENCY ROOM WAITING TIMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EMERGENCY ROOM WAITING TIMES

This week I had potential clients / clients – tell me they waited in a local (Roanoke VA) waiting from for over 5 hours and 7 hours before they saw a nurse. What can happen in an emergency room as a result of a delay in treatment?Appendix can RuptureHeart Attacks can occur (preventable ones)Strokes can…

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WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 25 MILES OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WANT TO KNOW THE BEST AND WORST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 25 MILES OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA?

The information might be important if you are trying to decide where to place a loved one who can no longer care for himself/herself at home. But how can you determine which nursing home is the best? If this issue is important to you, you job just got a lot easier. The answer is provided…

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DO YOU HAVE A VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DO YOU HAVE A VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT?

Do you work for a Virginia corporation or business? Was it started in Virginia? Does it have offices in Virginia? Even if you have never stepped foot in the Commonwealth, you may have an employment contract governed by Virginia law. How do you know? They are called “choice of law provisions” and can be found…

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