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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF NURSING HOMES

I was in a doctor’s waiting room this week and overheard at least two separate conversations about local nursing homes. One woman was sharing the story of her mother that had been in and out of at least 3 local nursing homes in the last few months. A nurse told me that she worked at…

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NON-COMPETES IN TECHNOLOGY JOBS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NON-COMPETES IN TECHNOLOGY JOBS

I am currently reading a fascinating study on the use on non-competition agreements in technology jobs. I wrote about the study last week and the author (Dr. Matt Marx of MIT) was kind enough to share a complete copy of the study. Sadly, because of copyright laws, I am not allowed to re-post it. Notwithstanding,…

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DAN FRITH NAMED BEST MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN ROANOKE VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
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DAN FRITH NAMED BEST MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN ROANOKE VIRGINIA

I just bought my copy of the Roanoker Magazine today. Sadly, the online copy is not yet updated to reflect this year’s BEST OF – but I am proud to say my law partner Dan Frith was named the Best Malpractice Attorney in Roanoke. Not one of the best, THE BEST. Congratulations Dan. An honor…

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VIRGINIA LAW ON NON-COMPETES MAY BE CHANGING – SOMEWHAT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA LAW ON NON-COMPETES MAY BE CHANGING – SOMEWHAT

A friend of mine is one of the top appellate lawyers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yes, I am name dropping, but he really is good. As an appellate lawyer, he takes the decisions from local courts and asks the Supreme Court of Virginia to affirm or change the lower court rulings. It is essentially…

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NON COMPETES ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS – I AGREE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NON COMPETES ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS – I AGREE

Start by reading this article about the Impact of Non-Compete Agreements on Employees. I know you signed one a few years ago. I know this because you: 1. Live in Virginia2. Work as a consultant3. Somehow are tied to the Feds So I know you signed a non-compete. And I bet that when you signed…

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DEBATE ON TELERADIOLOGY – DOES IT MATTER WHERE THE RADIOLOGIST IS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DEBATE ON TELERADIOLOGY – DOES IT MATTER WHERE THE RADIOLOGIST IS?

If you have spent more than 10 minutes in an emergency room in the last 4-5 years, chances are good you had an x-ray, CT or MRI taken in your local hospital, read by someone many thousands of miles away. Tele-radiology technology allows radiologists sitting at computers all over the world, to read scans, interpret…

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VIRGINIA NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

It is Fall.The leaves are red, orange yellow – crisp. The air is clean and the sky bright blue.It is my favorite season. So lets talk about something else that is my favorite. (Note – for those who liked the movie Elf, Smiling was his favorite). NON -SOLICITATION AGREEMENTS are my favorite. There are typically…

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TORT REFORM IN TEXAS: WHO WON? 150 150 Dan Frith
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TORT REFORM IN TEXAS: WHO WON?

I hear all the time about the need for tort reform…especially in my field of law practice – representing the victims of medical malpractice. Friends and acquaintances say, “your lawsuits are driving up the cost of medical care and running the good doctors out of the profession.” My response – HOGWASH! Most Americans are familiar…

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HOW A NON-COMPETE CASE PLAYS OUT IN COURT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW A NON-COMPETE CASE PLAYS OUT IN COURT

I just finished explaining to a caller, that some non-compete cases focus on the law, and some on the facts. What do I mean by this and why should you care? Under Virginia law, non-compete agreements are decided on a case by case basis. When the law defines a case:An employee, once sued, could ask…

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KEEPING YOUR LEGAL ADVICE CONFIDENTIAL 150 150 Dan Frith
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KEEPING YOUR LEGAL ADVICE CONFIDENTIAL

Lauren and I have advised hundreds of non-compete and non-solicitation clients over the last few years. We evaluate their current job situation, provide insight into the enforceability of their non-compete or non-solicitation contracts, and discuss specific exit strategies. We have an attorney-client relationship with those individuals and what is discussed is confidential and protected from…

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DUTY TO YOUR VIRGINIA EMPLOYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DUTY TO YOUR VIRGINIA EMPLOYER

I love a good analogy. If you got married, but didn’t say any vows out-loud during the ceremony, do you think you could cheat, lie, steal money and not honor your spouse without consequence? Of course not. Everyone knows that marriage comes with certain duties – whether you spell them out during the ceremony or not,…

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FALSIFICATION OF NURSING HOME RECORDS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FALSIFICATION OF NURSING HOME RECORDS

Potential clients often assume I take everything at face value that is found in the medical record. They even assume, sometimes, that records have been changed and that you cannot prove it. GUESS WHAT..? Sometimes, you can prove it when records have been changed, falsified, etc. Example 1 – I had a case years ago…

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