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PERSONAL v. LEGAL QUESTIONS WHEN ASKED TO SIGN A NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PERSONAL v. LEGAL QUESTIONS WHEN ASKED TO SIGN A NON-COMPETE

Folks, very nice, smart, intelligent folks ask me all the time: ???????????????????????????????????????????? “What should I do? Should I sign this non-compete?” And my response is “Well, that is not really a legal question. It is a personal one. I have explained the risks, what it means legally, your rights and restrictions. Only you can decide…

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PHARMACY ERRORS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PHARMACY ERRORS

Our local paper, The Roanoke Times, ran a syndicated article today from Joe and Teresa Graedon better known at The People’s Pharmacy. The article should be an “eye opener” to everyone who takes prescription medication…and that is a lot of people. The article warns consumers to be wary of mistakes in filling prescriptions…the wrong medicine…or…

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SETTLEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL – what does that mean? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SETTLEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL – what does that mean?

A vast majority of medical malpractice / nursing home abuse and neglect cases in this country settle before trial. This means the parties, on their own (and sometimes with an Arbitrator who orders payment on a case) agree to a certain amount of money to give / accept to end the lawsuit. There are many…

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REFORM… 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

REFORM…

Nursing Home Reform.Healthcare Reform.Budget cuts. Are these good thing?Bad things?Necessary things? We represent families that are victims of abuse, neglect – but often times, they suffer because of careless, thoughtless mistakes. Will reform change any of that? Will budget changes hurt people in nursing homes? I am not sure – but here are a few…

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CAN THEY PREVENT YOU FROM WORKING? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CAN THEY PREVENT YOU FROM WORKING?

We get calls frequently from folks who have received a letter, lawsuit or verbal threat from their former employer. The threat looks like this: “You are in breach of your agreement. We will ask the Court to enjoin you from working at your current job.” To enjoin someone means to PREVENT them from working. Under…

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ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES — WHAT KIND OF CARE CAN YOU EXPECT? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES — WHAT KIND OF CARE CAN YOU EXPECT?

We speak to families all the time who have watched a loved one suffer because of an incident involving a nursing home or assisted living facility. We even hear of cases where long term neglect leads to death or permanent injury in health care facilities. When I tell my friends or family I do “elopement”…

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EMERGENCY ROOM MISTAKES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

EMERGENCY ROOM MISTAKES

Did you know that hospital Emergency Departments account for 37% – 55% of the malpractice cases filed against hospitals and that most of the claims based upon diagnostic errors? For example, did you know that 15% of patients with a median age of 38 who reported to the ER with stroke symptoms were misdiagnosed? All…

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DOUBLE STANDARD? OB v. MidWife? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DOUBLE STANDARD? OB v. MidWife?

So I read an article on Slate.com today about a Virginia Midwife that will go to jail because of her negligent handling of a home delivery. According to the Washington Post, the midwife was not licensed in Virginia and ignored signs of fetal distress. The failed delivery tragically lead to the death of the child…

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SAFETY PROBLEMS AND ASSISTED LIVING CARE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SAFETY PROBLEMS AND ASSISTED LIVING CARE

This story comes from Florida but that state is not unique. It appears regulators from the Sunshine State are failing to protect residents of assisted living facilities, according to an investigation by The Miami Herald and NPR member station WLRN. An analysis of state records revealed dozens of questionable deaths in assisted living facilities. The…

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SHOCKING NEWS: NURSING HOME UNDERSTAFFING ADDS TO DEATHS! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SHOCKING NEWS: NURSING HOME UNDERSTAFFING ADDS TO DEATHS!

Well maybe not shocking…maybe not even new information…maybe just common sense. Whatever it is, this is the title of a new story in upi.com’s Health News on May 4. The article is as follows: Infections, the cause of nearly 400,000 U.S. nursing home deaths per year, may be largely the result of understaffing, researchers say.…

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HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS SHOULD NOT GET PRESSURE SORES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS SHOULD NOT GET PRESSURE SORES

I believe pressure sores can be avoided if patients receive appropriate care…especially in the hospital setting. That is why a reported medical malpractice case from New Mexico is so disturbing. Alfred Gonzalez, age 57, fell and sustained a fractured hip. He was admitted to his local hospital for treatment and developed pressure sores on the…

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QUITTING YOUR JOB TOMORROW? HERE IS A LIST OF DON’TS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

QUITTING YOUR JOB TOMORROW? HERE IS A LIST OF DON’TS

If you are leaving your job tomorrow and don’t want to get sued, don’t do any of the following: 1. Don’t take customer lists or customer addresses. 2. Don’t email your customer contacts or clients to tell them about your new “competing business.” 3. Don’t copy your employer’s policy manuals or other sensitive or proprietary…

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