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CRIMINAL CHARGES IN VIRGINIA: WHAT IS A KENNEDY TERMINAL ULCER? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CRIMINAL CHARGES IN VIRGINIA: WHAT IS A KENNEDY TERMINAL ULCER?

The DailyPress.Com reports a felony abuse charge leveled at a Gloucester man accused of failing to care for his ailing aunt was dismissed Tuesday in Glouster, Virginia. Following nearly seven hours of testimony and argument, the trial judge dismissed a charge of abuse involving the incapacitation of an adult causing injury against Erick Wilson. The…

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RECENT VIRGINIA DECISION IN A NON-SOLICIT CASE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RECENT VIRGINIA DECISION IN A NON-SOLICIT CASE

Va Lawyers Weekly reported the following yesterday: “An auto-detailing business cannot recover from its former employer who made plans to start a competing business while still employed by plaintiff; a Chesapeake Circuit Court says plaintiff’s non-solicitation clause is facially overbroad because it would prevent defendant from offering his services as a “concert promoter, fishing guide,…

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LINKEDIN AND NON-SOLICITATION: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

LINKEDIN AND NON-SOLICITATION: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION?

What is LinkedIn? Almost everyone is aware of LinkedIn the business-related social networking site with reportedly over 100 million registered users. Business folks use the site to find jobs, people and business opportunities. What is a Non-Solicitation Agreement? This type of agreement is usually entered into between an employee and his/her employer. The agreement typically…

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LEGAL AWAYS AROUND YOUR VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LEGAL AWAYS AROUND YOUR VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE

Someone googled that this week and ended up on my blog. It is a good query: LEGAL WAYS AROUND YOUR NON-COMPETE So dear Googler, here are the legal ways in Virginia to get around your non-compete: 1. Don’t sign one. Most likely that has already happened so I am wasting my time with number 1.…

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YES YOU HAVE A CASE – BUT DON’T FILE IT 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

YES YOU HAVE A CASE – BUT DON’T FILE IT

If you call our office, to inquire as to whether you have a malpractice case, one of 4 things will likely happen: 1. We tell you that you do not have a case.2. We tell you that you do have a case and we begin an investigation.3. We tell you that you have a case…

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BOOK OF NON-COMPETES, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 1 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

BOOK OF NON-COMPETES, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 1

As a child I knew my Mother, a Godly woman, believed in three things as being definitive sources of wisdom: 1. The Bible2. Good Housekeeping Magazine3. My Uncle Dwight This was clear at even a young age. If Good Housekeeping printed it, or my Uncle said it, it was gospel. That was it. No questions…

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CARE PLAN MEETINGS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CARE PLAN MEETINGS

A Care plan meeting at a nursing home is really the adult version of a parent teacher conference. Required by federal law to occur quarterly, Care Plan meetings involve department chairs and often, family members, those holding powers of attorney, are invited to take place in this brief but important HEALTH CARE STATUS UPDATE. They…

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LINKED in to LITIGATION 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LINKED in to LITIGATION

I was a divorce attorney for years. Sad as it is for me to admit it, non-compete litigation reminds me a great deal of domestic law. Two people, who used to have mutual respect for one another, bound in a single goal / partnership, now do not trust a single word the other utters. Good…

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HIPAA Violation — 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HIPAA Violation —

This is straight from the Virginia Pilot – “A Suffolk psychiatrist was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday for releasing personal medical information protected by federal privacy laws.Dr. Richard Kaye, 62, was medical director of the psychiatric unit at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk when he provided care for two weeks in 2007 to…

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WRONG SITE SURGERY: BACK IN THE NEWS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WRONG SITE SURGERY: BACK IN THE NEWS

You have probably read a story in your local newspaper about a medical malpractice lawsuit where the patient’s doctor operated on the wrong leg…the wrong arm…the wrong level of the spine, even the wrong patient. To address this preventable problem, the Joint Commission, the national organization which accredits the nation’s hospitals issued guidelines back in…

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WHY SUCKING UP SAVES MONEY IN NON-COMPETE CASES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHY SUCKING UP SAVES MONEY IN NON-COMPETE CASES

Yesterday I wrote a blog about communication with your ex-employer and what I recommend you do and NOT do. I asked, “Why do I like suck-upiness?” Why do I recommend it? I recommend it because it works. Kindness almost always works better than being a mean old jerk.Being gracious almost always works better than a…

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WHAT NOT TO WRITE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT NOT TO WRITE

I am not a tv watcher but I am vaguely aware of a TV program where these two very opinionated fashion types show up in your closet and tell you WHAT NOT TO WEAR. The opinionated fashion types point out your closet flaws, mistakes and try to help you find your new best self. Essentially,…

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