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FALLS IN THE HOSPITAL: WHY SO MANY? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FALLS IN THE HOSPITAL: WHY SO MANY?

We hear complaints on a regular basis about hospital patients who are seriously injured due to falls. I recently reviewed a case report from outside of Virginia where a 74 year old patient, with multiple health problems and a history of fainting, was admitted to her local hospital. The patient was appropriately assessed as a…

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HOME HEALTH CARE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOME HEALTH CARE

As followers of this blog know, we report and discuss many preventable tragedies and deaths which occur at assisted living facilities and nursing homes. It has gotten almost to the point where these instances of abuse and neglect are reported weekly by some newspaper in the United States. As a result of the poor care…

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WHEN TO CALL AN ATTORNEY REGARDING YOUR NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHEN TO CALL AN ATTORNEY REGARDING YOUR NON-COMPETE

Some friendly advice for Americans (it is after all, still the 4th of July Holiday for many and continued celebration of our Country seems fitting): AMERICANS, you should call an attorney regarding your non-compete: Before you sign one After you signed one, but before you quit that terrible job you hate Before you start interviewing…

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WHY WE NEED TO SEE YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHY WE NEED TO SEE YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS

Our firm has the opportunity to speak to folks from all over Western Virginia about possible medical malpractice cases. We generally start our conversation by asking the caller to tell us what happened. Then, if we think the facts as relayed, warrant further investigation (because negligence seems likely and damages are significant) we will ask…

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JUDGES ARE HUMANS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

JUDGES ARE HUMANS

Judges are humans, and most humans don’t usually like jerks. No, really. There is a recent case out of Fairfax County Virginia where a former employee and shareholder of a company, formed a competing business while still employed by his original company. Do you hear what I am saying? He had a non-compete. A shareholder…

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PROFITING ON THE ELDERLY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PROFITING ON THE ELDERLY

I read in the New York Times this week that 70 Million Americans will have turned 65 by the year 2030. 70 Million people. That’s more than all the people currently living in VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY & NEW YORK STATE combined. That’s 70 million ways to make a few dollars by…

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LAUREN NAMED RISING STAR IN VIRGINIA BUSINESS LITIGATION 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LAUREN NAMED RISING STAR IN VIRGINIA BUSINESS LITIGATION

Lauren was named a Rising Star in Virginia Business Litigation this month. Call today if you need assistance with the evaluation of your Non-compete or employment agreement.

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DAN FRITH NAMED MALPRACTICE SUPERLAWYER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DAN FRITH NAMED MALPRACTICE SUPERLAWYER

Hot off the presses, Dan is once again named a Virginia Superlawyer in Plaintiff Personal Injury / Medical Malpractice. This is the 4th year in a row Dan has received this accolade. Congrats Dan!

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HOW TO RESPOND TO A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO RESPOND TO A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER

You have a few options when you receive a cease and desist letter from an old employer.  You can 1. Use the letter to line your guinea pig’s cage. 2. Ignore the letter but keep it. 3. Respond to the letter informally – “Hey, got your letter” at which point you stick out your tongue,…

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CARING FOR THE ELDERLY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CARING FOR THE ELDERLY

I ran across a recent article in the New York Times titled, “Preparing More Care of Elderly.” The article painted a pretty dark picture of the medical care received by the elderly. The article is instructive on many levels and is a “must read.” It describes how little money is spent researching the medical needs…

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BUSINESS CONSPIRACY IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

BUSINESS CONSPIRACY IN VIRGINIA

Occasionally Virginia employees are sued by their ex-employers. You know this. Often times the lawsuit alleges breach of contract, Trade Secret Act etc. More often we are now seeing the addition of a Business Conspiracy claim under Virginia Code § 18.2-499(A) which provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for two or more persons to:…

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WHY IT COSTS MONEY TO FILE A MED MAL LAWSUIT 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHY IT COSTS MONEY TO FILE A MED MAL LAWSUIT

We tell clients all the time that while they may have been a victim of medical malpractice, from a financial, business perspective, we do not recommend filing a lawsuit. WHY? Because at the end of the day, trial, mediation etc., if you had to pay more money to file and pursue the lawsuit then you…

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