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A conversation about end of life 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

A conversation about end of life

A few years ago I sent my father an email asking him to think about what he wanted my brother and I to do for him, with him, on his behalf before and after he died. It wasn’t as harsh as it sounds – we had been having the conversation in small chunks after he…

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Virginia Medical Malpractice Law Newsletter | Summer 2015 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Virginia Medical Malpractice Law Newsletter | Summer 2015

Our Quarterly Newsletter is out this week on updates in Virginia Medical Malpractice Law. To subscribe, visit our website – www.frithlawfirm.com or read below. UPDATE ON VIRGINIA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW SUMMER 2015 IN THIS ISSUE: Filing Cases against the VA in Virginia – 13 Things you need to know before filing a FTCA case 5 Common…

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13 Things to Know About Negligence at the VA and the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

13 Things to Know About Negligence at the VA and the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been in the news a lot lately about poor medical care provided to veterans at its facilities.  If you are considering a case against the VA based on negligent care by its employees, then the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) may apply. The FTCA allows citizens to sue the federal government…

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So Virginia is a right to work state – what does that mean? Ask the experts. 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

So Virginia is a right to work state – what does that mean? Ask the experts.

Have you noticed the poster in your office that says you live and work in a Right to Work state? What does that mean? It is a topic I write on often. In the last few years I have written on the topic no less than five times (complete list and link to these articles…

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Our Seniors being over-medicated? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Our Seniors being over-medicated?

Ask anyone who handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases on behalf of families whether elderly patients are over-medicated, and the answer will be a resounding YES. Ask a nurse at a long term care facility whether patients are over-medicated and the answer will be NO – they need the medications to keep patients in…

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Lessons from the East: Part III 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Lessons from the East: Part III

This is the third and final of my posts about my trip to Taiwan in May 2015 and how it helped my law practice.   Lesson 3: Memories and relationships, if left uncultivated and unattended, may fade. Perhaps like after any really good vacation, I came back from my trip with clear and vivid memories…

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Lessons from the East: Part II 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Lessons from the East: Part II

I recently traveled to Taiwan to visit good friends.  This is the second of three posts about lessons from traveling to Taiwan that matter to my law practice.   Lesson 2:  Keep an open mind.   One of the must-see Taiwan attractions I heard about was the Maokong Gondola, essentially a cable car system in…

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Just today I told two someones life isn’t fair –
Just today I told two someones life isn’t fair – Lauren Ellerman

Just today I told two someones life isn’t fair –

Just today I told a client that I was sorry he was being sued and had to pay attorneys fees. I was sorry because there is almost no feasible way the corporation that is suing him can win one single dollar or dime in damages. And no, I explained, there was nothing I could do to make the…

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How to Investigate Your Virginia Physician 150 150 Bo Frith
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How to Investigate Your Virginia Physician

I know this situation happens often: someone recommends or refers you to a new physician, and you want to know what kind of person they are. You wonder, is Dr. Smith, Neurologist in Blacksburg / Christiansburg Virginia a good doctor? How long has he been practicing? So you “Google” the doctor’s name and the first…

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Working as an Independent Contractor with a Non-Competition Contract 150 150 Bo Frith
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Working as an Independent Contractor with a Non-Competition Contract

I am keeping count (rough count) and think at least 60% of the calls we get from employees needing advice about their non-compete agreements, want to move from position as employee, to that as “independent contractor,” essentially doing the same work. The following is a typical scenario: QUESTION: “I have been working for Company A,…

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Doctors aren’t perfect — no one is 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Doctors aren’t perfect — no one is

Today in our local news we have heard terrible truths about two Virginia doctors. A local Doctor (Roanoke) will be sentenced to federal prison for many years for his child pornography collection and prescription drug charges. A Fairfax jury found a local female doctor liable in the amount of $500,000 for damages sustained to a patient she…

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Robots falling: permission to have hard days 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Robots falling: permission to have hard days

We all have those days, days when everything seems hard.  For our medical malpractice clients, who are facing their own serious injuries or the death of a family member, those days come more often.  Sometimes a little perspective goes a long way.  So when I heard about the epic failures of the most advanced robots…

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