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An exclusive club with an entrance fee of $100,000? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

An exclusive club with an entrance fee of $100,000?

A friend and fellow Virginia lawyer has just published a great blog about continuing care retirement communities. You know, those fancy retirement communities with golf carts, fine dining and outdoor pools? Robert Haley, Esquire of www.vaelderlaw.com advises clients who are making retirement plans, drafting Wills, Trusts, etc. and often helps clients evaluate the contractual agreements…

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Costs of a Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Costs of a Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Sadly, the legal profession has perpetuated a myth that victims of malpractice do not owe anything on their cases, but for attorneys fees at the end of the case. This is a sad myth because it is no where near reality. Perhaps it’s like buying a car. You think the sticker price is the amount…

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Never look a severance in the mouth 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Never look a severance in the mouth

I know, odd title. Years ago I worked in Loudoun County Virginia for a great General Practice Law Firm (Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White) and my old boss used to handle traffic, DUI cases. He would tell clients “never look a gift reckless” in the mouth.. obviously referring to the phrase never look a gift…

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Heart Attacks: Where you have one may determine if you survive. 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Heart Attacks: Where you have one may determine if you survive.

A very interesting, and disturbing, article appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal.  The article, “No Place for a Heart Attack” presents some facts that might surprise you: 1.  More than 200,000 Americans experience a heart attack each year. 2.  Approximately 10,000 of those people (5%), experience their heart attack while already hospitalized for an illness…

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Nursing Homes – summer camp? Or 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Nursing Homes – summer camp? Or

I read a wonderfully positive and happy account of life in a retirement community in the New York Times today. It paints a picture of fellowship, wellness, art, music and gracious retirement living. The golden years. Imagine a couple, smiling, with a golf cart, or a delicious meal and glass of wine before them. Imagine a…

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Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls

I posted this on our medical malpractice blog (medmalresources.com) and think it is at least as applicable for nursing home residents and their families. When a patient presents a fall risk and a nursing home or hospital knows it, it makes sense to have a plan to prevent falls. A recent case out of federal…

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Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Fall Risks and Plans to Prevent Falls

When a patient presents a fall risk and a nursing home or hospital knows it, it makes sense to have a plan to prevent falls.  A recent case out of federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia confirmed that, yes, the failure to make a care plan to prevent falls for a patient known to…

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Fellow Virginians: What has your experience been with the nursing home industry? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Fellow Virginians: What has your experience been with the nursing home industry?

I must confess.  My law firm represents residents and their families in cases of abuse and neglect against the nursing home industry in Virginia.  We only see the bad cases involving falls, pressure sores, dehydration, malnutrition, and even physical assault. Please consider this my invitation to post your experiences with nursing homes in the western…

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Patients Clueless about Drug Benefits and Risks 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Patients Clueless about Drug Benefits and Risks

The title to today’s blog is not mine.  It belongs to Joe and Teresa Graedon of “The People’s Pharmacy” which ran in today’s Roanoke Times newspaper. I have read and enjoyed the Graedon’s articles on health and medicine for over 20 years and today’s “Clueless Patients” is no exception.  The article concludes that both patients…

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Joan Rivers potential medical malpractice lawsuit reminds us it’s not about the money 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Joan Rivers potential medical malpractice lawsuit reminds us it’s not about the money

There is the impression in the United States, that families that chose to hire a lawyer and investigate an injury case (negligence, medical malpractice, wrongful death, survival claim against health care provider, nursing home, hospital, doctor, etc.)  are only doing so because they are greedy, sue happy, money hungry. I’ve heard it all from strangers…

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I agree – a win for Virginia employers, which will lead to higher legal fees for all 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I agree – a win for Virginia employers, which will lead to higher legal fees for all

I came across a well written article and Virginia law update this morning on a recent Virginia Supreme Court decision that has had a direct impact how attorneys handle non-compete agreements in Virginia courts. In the past, if an employee wanted the court to decide if his or her employment agreement was valid and binding, the Court…

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Texas lawyer also preaching the gospel of what “right to work” really means 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Texas lawyer also preaching the gospel of what “right to work” really means

Just yesterday I wrote maybe my 20th article on what “right to work” really means, and today, I came across this great article written by a Dallas Texas employment attorney. Keith Crouse writes about critical mistakes employees make regarding their non-compete agreement. Glad to see that while the law of Virginia and Texas may be…

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