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WHEELCHAIR NOT SECURED TO BUS CAUSED INJURY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHEELCHAIR NOT SECURED TO BUS CAUSED INJURY

I am sure you have seen the well marked vans and transport buses in your Virginia city or town that provide for wheelchair transport. Sometimes they are owned by the City, sometimes by a private company, and other times owned and operated by retirement communities, nursing homes etc. These vehicles are designed to transport people…

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NON-COMPETE GUARANTEE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NON-COMPETE GUARANTEE

Dan and I give our opinions on the validity of non-compete agreements everyday. Clients will ask us to review, analyze and evaluate their agreements under Virginia law. Occasionally, a client will ask us to guarantee that their agreement is or is not valid. Because there is no statute on non-compete agreements, and each case will…

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ADVICE ON HELPING A LOVED ONE FIND A NURSING HOME 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ADVICE ON HELPING A LOVED ONE FIND A NURSING HOME

Dan and I represent victims of medical neglect and abuse in Virginia long term care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We see what happens when your loved one is neglected, forgotten about, does not receive proper care, does not receive proper attention etc. You don’t want to know what can happen in a…

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ADVICE COMPANIES GET REGARDING NON-COMPETES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ADVICE COMPANIES GET REGARDING NON-COMPETES

I am not going to advise ANY company to have a non-compete. I hate them. No seriously – hate is not too strong of a word in this instance.While I recognize that the existence of non-competes allows me to make a living, I am proud to be on the side that fights them and argues…

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LINKEDIN AND NON-SOLICITATION 150 150 Dan Frith
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LINKEDIN AND NON-SOLICITATION

Do you know about LinkedIn.com? It is a business-oriented social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. Lauren and I have our own sites on LinkedIn, and it is estimated that LinkedIn has more than 60 million registered users, spanning more than 200 countries…

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DOCTORS AND NON-COMPETES: A PENDING CASE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DOCTORS AND NON-COMPETES: A PENDING CASE

We have written numerous blogs on non-competition agreements signed by doctors and other health care professionals (use the search feature above to read those blogs). I just ran across another report of doctors facing the prospect of not being able to care for their patients due to a non-compete agreement signed with the physician’s practice…

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HIRING AN EMPLOYEE WITH A NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HIRING AN EMPLOYEE WITH A NON-COMPETE

Truth is, non-compete agreements (aka restrictive covenants) exist in almost every industry. Chances are if you are looking to hire someone with experience in any profession, they may come with a non-compete agreement. As an employer looking to hire, what should you do? 1. ASK. ASK. ASK. Find out before you extend and offer and…

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WHAT DO NURSE PRACTITIONERS DO? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT DO NURSE PRACTITIONERS DO?

Sometimes we have clients that come in and think that their doctors have done something wrong. We often find out they were actually being treated by a Nurse Practitioner – so what do Nurse Practitioners do? What is the scope of their practice? The following article, was written by Teresa Jackson, who writes on the…

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FACTS AND FICTION REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN NON-COMPETE CASES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FACTS AND FICTION REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN NON-COMPETE CASES

I love pop a quiz, don’t you? Here is a fun one for Monday morning on facts and fiction regarding non-compete litigation in Virginia. FACT OR FICTION: 1. Virginia Courts never grant preliminary injunctions because it is such an extreme remedy. 2. Virginia Courts will often grant preliminary injunction to stop rogue employees from taking…

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NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE – NEW RIVER VALLEY 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE – NEW RIVER VALLEY

Have you heard, Roanoke and New River Valleys are great places to retire. This means that assisted living facilities and nursing homes are popping up everywhere to serve the retirees who may need rehab or additional help in the next few years. Need help finding a facility? I wrote a guide for Virginia families on…

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TOO MANY NURSING HOME RESIDENTS ARE IN PAIN 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TOO MANY NURSING HOME RESIDENTS ARE IN PAIN

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the results of a disturbing study of nursing home residents. The more significant findings include: 1. Forty-four percent of nursing home residents with pain received neither standing orders for pain medication nor special services for pain management (i.e., appropriate pain management). 2. Nonwhite residents and…

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TORT REFORM AND MEDICINE: YOU VOTE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TORT REFORM AND MEDICINE: YOU VOTE

I don’t think tort reform in medical negligence cases is needed. Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals annually each year due to preventable medical errors, according to the Institute of Medicine. A survey of doctors and other adults released in December in the New England Journal of Medicine found that more than a…

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