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When the paperwork doesn’t work 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

When the paperwork doesn’t work

I have been writing pro bono (latin and lawyer for free) Wills for local police officers lately. Good men and women who because of their line of work, realize, perhaps younger than most, that they are not immortal. That eventually they will die. That in facing their own mortality, they would like to make arrangements,…

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SOVAH: Bad Medicine – Dangerous Hospitals 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SOVAH: Bad Medicine – Dangerous Hospitals

These words are not mine they belong to James Sherlock, a retired Navy Captain who has spent years studying health care. These words are part of the subject line of a letter written by Mr. Sherlock to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. The letter stated the hospitals serving Danville and Martinsville, Virginia have been found by…

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Failure to diagnose cancer in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Failure to diagnose cancer in Virginia

The C word is an awful thing to hear. Cancer. With over 1.3 Million Americans diagnosed annually, we receive frequent calls from patients who wonder if earlier diagnosis would have changed their cancer outcome or treatment options. Allow me to state a different way: Cancer is generally easier to treat, the sooner it is diagnosed.…

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Why you have no real “right to work” in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Why you have no real “right to work” in Virginia

Yet again, a smart professional person hired me, and asked the following question: I know I signed an employment contract that says I can’t serve my clients for three years after termination, but the law says I have a right to work doesn’t it? So how can my employer enforce that agreement – it’s against…

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Virginia Hospitals Punished By Medicare 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

Virginia Hospitals Punished By Medicare

In 2019, Medicare penalized 800 U.S. hospitals for the high number of injuries and infections suffered by their patients. The penalties were enacted through a program in the Affordable Care Act where the federal government cuts Medicare reimbursements for hospitals with high rates of patient infections and injuries. The idea being that if hospitals suffer…

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Dan Frith is named to 2019 Virginia Law Foundation 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Dan Frith is named to 2019 Virginia Law Foundation

Founding partner of Frith Ellerman & Davis will be inducted into the Virginia Law Foundation next week, at the Virginia Bar Association’s Annual Meeting.  We are so proud of Dan’s induction as the Law Foundation only selects attorneys who are dedicated to their practice, and communities.  Join us in congratulating Dan on this well deserved…

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Robotic Assisted Surgery: Is it a good thing? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Robotic Assisted Surgery: Is it a good thing?

The recent news is full of reports of hospitals purchasing million dollar robots for surgeons to use when they perform operations.  The robots are used in all kinds of surgeries including bariatric procedures, hernia repairs, gall bladder removal, appendectomies, and a host of other surgeries.  NBC News presented an informative report titled, The da Vinci surgical robot: A…

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So now you are a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit – what will this cost? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

So now you are a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit – what will this cost?

Understanding Your Case Part I {cost of your malpractice case} The conversation in our office is often about money. Costs of a case, compared to the likely value of a case. And when we discuss costs with clients, they often have a hard time understanding what costs could be related to their case. What costs…

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So now you are a plaintiff in a lawsuit – how long will this take? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

So now you are a plaintiff in a lawsuit – how long will this take?

Understanding Your Case Part II {how long will it take?} Timing is everything. And yet, when you file a lawsuit and are subject to the Court’s availability and the calendars of lawyers and other parties, the wheels of justice can move very – very slowly. So how long will your Virginia injury case take? The…

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So now I’m a plaintiff in a lawsuit – why does the defense get to ask me personal questions? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

So now I’m a plaintiff in a lawsuit – why does the defense get to ask me personal questions?

Understanding Your Case – Part III {why do they get to ask personal questions?} If you are reading this, you are likely either a plaintiff (which means a person who filed a lawsuit) or party to an injury lawsuit in Virginia. And you have been told by your Virginia attorney, that in either writing or…

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How to be a better patient – and get better medical care in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

How to be a better patient – and get better medical care in Virginia

This week I was enjoying some post holiday magazine reading time, when I saw a blurb in Better Homes and Gardens, that said:  On average, doctors will interrupt 11 seconds after you start explaining your symptoms.  The magazine then advises, to “write down the issues you want to discuss in order of importance and give…

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Why your worst nightmare is a “good case” under Virginia law, and why that is so wrong 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Why your worst nightmare is a “good case” under Virginia law, and why that is so wrong

Sadly, in our office, when someone says – “That’s a good case,” some awful unspeakable tragedy has occurred to someone in Western Virginia.  The list of tragedies is unfortunately very long:  someone lost a loved one a child has died or suffered a life changing injury a professional lost his or her job because they…

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