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Medication Errors by Pharmacists 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Medication Errors by Pharmacists

I watched NBC Nightly News on the evening of March 16 and a story caught my attention.  The report, seen here beginning at the 16:15 minute mark, was about the stresses placed on pharmacists. The story focuses on a pharmacist with 14 years of experience and how employers (CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens were mentioned as…

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Healthcare Fraud: Inflated Medicaid Billing 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

Healthcare Fraud: Inflated Medicaid Billing

Healthcare providers violate the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to government insurers. One of the most frequent sources for whistleblower lawsuits is inflated Medicaid billing. In September of 2020, a Virginia mental health agency agreed to pay over $250,000 to settle a false claims act lawsuit.[1] Victoria Transcultural Clinical Center…

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Radiology negligence in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Radiology negligence in Virginia

Meet Dan. Meet Lauren. Here is a quick discussion on possible malpractice regarding radiologists under Virginia law. https://frithlawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/zoom_1.mp4

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With COVID – communication regarding healthcare as at an all time low. But is it negligence? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

With COVID – communication regarding healthcare as at an all time low. But is it negligence?

We hear it every day: The doctors won’t return my calls The nursing staff didn’t tell me she fell I had no idea I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure – shouldn’t they tell me that? I can’t go with my Mom the the appointment, so I don’t know what they told her   COVID…

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Why you want an empathetic lawyer for your Virginia wrongful death or malpractice case 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Why you want an empathetic lawyer for your Virginia wrongful death or malpractice case

I have been in meetings before, when someone has looked at me and said “I want a bull dog as an attorney. Are you a bull dog?” As a complete aside, I have never seen a bull dog attack anyone. Have you? I have seen them snuggle, and snort and love people. So, if you…

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How Does your Hospital Stack Up? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

How Does your Hospital Stack Up?

I have written blogs before about how to find a good doctor in Virginia.  Click here. Now I want to talk about finding a good hospital in Virginia.  Of course you want a good doctor to provide you or your family with great care but what about the nursing staff and other considerations which might…

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Financial Fraud 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

Financial Fraud

A recent article in the Roanoke Times details the explosive growth in whistle-blowing lawsuits during the pandemic, especially for financial fraud. In the fiscal year that ended September 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received 6,900 tips alleging while collar crime, 31% jump from the previous 12-month record. Whistleblowing can be quite lucrative. Since…

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Risks and malpractice from elective surgeries 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Risks and malpractice from elective surgeries

https://frithlawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/zoom_0.mp4 Bo and Lauren discuss an uptick in elective surgeries, and the types of mistakes that can lead people to our door. If you want to know whether your bad outcome was caused by negligence – call us today – 540-985-0098.

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The End of Virginia’s Medical Malpractice Cap 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

The End of Virginia’s Medical Malpractice Cap

We may be reaching the end of Virginia’s longstanding and patently unjust limitation on damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Under Virginia law, the amount recoverable in a medical malpractice lawsuit is capped by statute.[1] It does not matter the degree of negligence, sky-high medical bills, or the pain and suffering of patients and loved…

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When medical malpractice harms a child – what can parents do? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

When medical malpractice harms a child – what can parents do?

This is a difficult article to write. It is personal and raw. 8 years ago my husband and I joined a group of parents we didn’t want to join. The group that understands how fragile life, health and happiness can be.  A group of parents who has seen their  children on ventilators.  A group of…

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Our Clients 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Our Clients

Last week, my daughter (age 8) asked me “What is a client?” She had heard me relay some comment to my husband about an old client who called to say hello. “My clients are the people who call me and need help. My clients are people who have had something really bad happen, and they…

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Delay in Diagnosis – not always malpractice – not always a lawsuit 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Delay in Diagnosis – not always malpractice – not always a lawsuit

I would like to start with the following statement – NO ONE SHOULD WANT TO HAVE A MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT. Being a plaintiff (that is what we call the party who files a lawsuit) is not fun. It’s emotionally exhausting, people pry into your personal and professional life, and you spend a year being judged, questioned,…

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