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THE FEAR OF HEART ATTACKS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

THE FEAR OF HEART ATTACKS

I will really miss Tim Russert, the Washington, DC bureau chief for NBC News. He was fair and honest with his opinions and his reporting, and my wife and I always watched “Meet the Press” on Sunday mornings. His death on June 13, at the age of 58, was shocking! The reported cause of death…

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VIRGINIA COURT RULES AGAINST NONCOMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRGINIA COURT RULES AGAINST NONCOMPETE

Good news to report! The Chesterfield Circuit Court (just outside of Richmond) as ruled in favor of an employee and against the employer in a noncompete case. The case is Knowles v. New Age Digital, Inc. The court denied New Age Digital’s attempt to enforce a noncompete that prohibits any company director from “any type…

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NEW YORK SAYS NO TO NONCOMPETES IN RADIO AND TELEVISION 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NEW YORK SAYS NO TO NONCOMPETES IN RADIO AND TELEVISION

I am happy to report that the state of New York has passed the Broadcast Employees Freedom to Work Act. This is huge news for radio and television anchors and reporters who are often required to sign non-compete agreements, which forbid them from working in a particular city for a certain length of time after…

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GREEN HOME = BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN NURSING HOME 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GREEN HOME = BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN NURSING HOME

I read a great article in the Wallstreet Journal this morning by LUCETTE LAGNADO She writes about a $300,000 grant that has jump-started a new trend in elder care. “In the spring of 2001, Bill Thomas, dressed in his usual sweat shirt and Birkenstock sandals, entered the buttoned-down halls of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.…

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DIRTY INSTRUMENTS AT DUKE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DIRTY INSTRUMENTS AT DUKE

This is not a good story to read about…especially if you are getting ready to go to a local hospital for surgery. Duke University Medical Center…one of the premier hospitals in America, right! Well, how about this. Approximately 3,800 surgical patients at Durham Regional Hospital and Duke Health Raleigh Hospital were exposed in late 2004…

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KUDOS TO THE FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA NEWSPAPER! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

KUDOS TO THE FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA NEWSPAPER!

The issue of whether it is fair to include mandatory arbitration agreements in nursing home admission contracts is an issue I’ve been writing about (and fighting in court) for the last 5 years. Congress is now looking into banning this practice which prevents nursing home residents and their families from holding the facilities accountable in…

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PC World Magazine: Noncompetes are Bad Business 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PC World Magazine: Noncompetes are Bad Business

A great article appeared in the June 20 edition of PC World magazine entitled, Non-compete Pacts Called Bad for Tech Innovation. I think it is a great article because it “hits the nail on the head” on my thoughts about the negative effects of noncompete agreements in today’s business world. The article stated that employee…

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EIGHT DRUGS DOCTORS WOULD NEVER TAKE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

EIGHT DRUGS DOCTORS WOULD NEVER TAKE

The title is not mine but appears on an article on MSN. The drugs referenced include Advair, Avandia, Celebrex, Ketek, Prilosec and Nexum, Visine, and Pseudoephedrine. The article includes details on the drugs’ side-effects and other problems. Be an informed consumer of medical care and medicine! The article is a must read if you are…

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NURSING HOME IN WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA – BIG PROBLEMS! 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME IN WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA – BIG PROBLEMS!

I love Williamsburg – and am sad that the residents of James City County are plagued by the same problems that other localities in Virginia are…. poor nursing home care. Records reflect 83 year old woman had no skin problems – but family can tell by looking at her, that most of her leg is…

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FDA WARNINGS ON ANTI-PSYCHOTICS FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FDA WARNINGS ON ANTI-PSYCHOTICS FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA

I read in the Wall Street Journal today, that the FDA said it will add warnings to the labels of older anti-psychotic drugs, regarding dangers of drug use for persons with dementia. These meds haven’t been FDA approved for folks with dementia, but were being prescribed by physicians all over the country. You can imagine…

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WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE FOR TIM RUSSERT? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE FOR TIM RUSSERT?

We may not have known him personally, but we respected him – and his death reminds us of many truths. For example, life is short. The second, is that some medical conditions can be treated and others can’t. We have heard he had a stress test in April and was receiving treatment for diabetes and…

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VIRGINIA COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF IN NURSING HOME ABUSE CASE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRGINIA COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF IN NURSING HOME ABUSE CASE

As any of our regular readers know, my law firm spends a great deal of time representing residents and their families in claims of negligence and abuse against long term care facilities. One particular defendant we see all the time is Medical Facilities of America (MFA), whose home office is located in Roanoke, Virginia. You…

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