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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ADVICE IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ADVICE IN VIRGINIA

I just saw a friend at the bank who said her brother, age 60, just lost a job with a large southern title examination company where he had been doing real estate closings for years. No severance, nothing. Can he easily find a job? I doubt it. Could he be hampered by a Non-Compete? Absolutely.…

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HOW GOOD IS THE MEDICAL CARE IN AMERICA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOW GOOD IS THE MEDICAL CARE IN AMERICA?

A couple of weeks ago I got into a little discussion with a friend over the state of medical care in the United States. My friend knows I represent individuals who are injured or killed as a result of medical negligence. While my friend acknowledged that medical mistakes can and do injure many patients, he…

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SURGEONS IN OHIO FREED FROM NON-COMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SURGEONS IN OHIO FREED FROM NON-COMPETE

It is not Virginia, and each state is a little different, but a judge in Springfield, Ohio recently found a non-compete involving surgeons to be unenforceable. The surgeons, who are physician-investors in the soon-to-open Ohio Valley Medical Center, filed a complaint asking the court to find their non-compete with Springfield Surgery Center was unenforceable. The…

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DEALING WITH DANGEROUS DOCTORS IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DEALING WITH DANGEROUS DOCTORS IN VIRGINIA

Last week the Roanoke Times published an excellent editorial on the lack of disciplinary action taken by the Board of Medicine against Virginia doctors. Some of the more interesting observations included: * A 1999 report faulted the Board of Medicine for allowing physicians to practice in situations where license revocation or suspension was warranted. *…

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End of life can be scary for both patient, family 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

End of life can be scary for both patient, family

This is a question / answer column in our local paper, the Roanoke Times. Dear Dr. Camardi: I’m in a panic, I’m really scared and I just don’t know what to say or how to act. My mother is dying because of cancer and she has little time left and she wants me to be…

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AGITATION = UTI, NOT EXCUSE FOR MORE ATIVAN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

AGITATION = UTI, NOT EXCUSE FOR MORE ATIVAN

I want a dollar for every case I have reviewed, wherein an ambulatory (walking) nursing home resident is over-medicated so they won’t bother the nursing staff any more. No, that is clearly not in the records, but you will see: Nurses Note:– pt. ambulating up and down hall. Redirected to room. .25 mg of Ativan,…

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PLEASE GET IT IN WRITING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PLEASE GET IT IN WRITING

Did your employer promise they would not seek enforcement of your non-compete? Did she promise you a bonus in exchange for signing a non-compete? Did your job duties change, such that you should get a raise? Did the boss say “not to worry” because if they had to lay you off due to the economy,…

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FUNERAL HOME NEGLIGENCE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FUNERAL HOME NEGLIGENCE

A few years ago, we handled a funeral home negligence case. Apparently, negligence occurs more than you would think in funeral homes. What is funeral home negligence?Well, if the facility mis-treats your loved ones’ body, fails to care for it in the way you contracted, and it causes you emotional distress, that would be a…

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CAN THEY FIRE ME FOR….? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CAN THEY FIRE ME FOR….?

In Virginia, can my employer: 1. Fire me for not signing a non-compete? YES 2. Fire me for not telling them I was under a non-compete when I took the job? YES 3. Fire me for discussing possible breach of my non compete with a co-worker? YES 4. Fire me because they don’t like my…

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ROMANCE AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ROMANCE AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

I am a romantic…and want to share with you a love story: Boy meets girl. Girl immediately likes boy. Boy is head over heels for girl. They date the obligatory 9 months, he calls her Dad and asks for permission to marry.Suspecting something is going on, Girl dresses extra special for Saturday date, perfume, heels,…

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WOMAN ESCAPES FROM NH AND DIES IN THE COLD 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WOMAN ESCAPES FROM NH AND DIES IN THE COLD

I hate to read this – but again, elderly person with cognitive problems elopes from Nursing Home and dies. According to the Chicago Tribune, however, the employee that ignored the alarm indicating the resident had eloped, has been charged: An Itasca nursing home employee watched three straight episodes of “Dog The Bounty Hunter” and “shrugged…

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SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST DRUG COMPANIES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST DRUG COMPANIES

March 4, 2009 The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Vermont woman can sue Wyeth for injuries she suffered after receiving one of the drug maker’s medicines. The ruling affirms an opinion by the Vermont Supreme Court, which upheld a $6.7 million verdict in favor of Diana Levine, who lost an arm to gangrene after…

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