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FALL PREVENTION IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FALL PREVENTION IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES

I get a newsletter from a group called SeniorAdvice.com. Today they had an article on Fall Prevention, and gave the following tips to preventing falls in elderly persons (I have deleted a few so this is not the complete list) You can ask your doctor to perform a bone mineral density test You can take…

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WHEN TO CALL AN ATTORNEY FOR A MEDICAL MALPRATICE CASE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHEN TO CALL AN ATTORNEY FOR A MEDICAL MALPRATICE CASE

Something awful happened to your loved one. A mistake. An error. Malpractice? You want to know whether you have a case, what their rights are, how to proceed. When do you call a lawyer? When folks call our office, I always ask when the accident happened. Is the victim still alive? Are they still treating?…

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SEVERANCE PACKAGE —- SHOULD YOU SIGN? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

SEVERANCE PACKAGE —- SHOULD YOU SIGN?

The following are true statements about Severance agreements and employment separation agreements in Virginial: there is no law that says you must be offered a severance agreement you only have a right to one if you have a contract that states you are entitled to an agreement most severance agreements contain RELEASES wherein you agree…

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HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM

I stumbled upon a very interesting group today, Health Care Without Harm – www.noharm.org Now, what do you think this group’s mission is: 1. Patient safety (working toward reduction in medication errors, malpractice etc)2. Environmentally responsible health care3. Insurance company advocacy (to promote coverage)4. Advocacy for health care workers to take better care of themselves…

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WHAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE A NON-COMPETE or EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE A NON-COMPETE or EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Q: If you didn’t sign a non-compete agreement, you are free to compete in any way you want right?A: Nope, not really. Q: You can use any information you have and start a new business?A: Wrong. Q: You can solicit old clients if you didn’t agree to do otherwise, right?A: Maybe Wrong. Under Virginia common…

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CORPORATE OFFICER OF CAR DEALERSHIP VIOLATES NON-COMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CORPORATE OFFICER OF CAR DEALERSHIP VIOLATES NON-COMPETE

I just read a decision from the Fairfax County Circuit Court (Virginia) which is good reading for all corporate officers and directors who start a competing business while working for another employer . The case, Springfield Motors, Inc, v. James Redden, provides informative reading for those enterprising corporate officers who are just “chomping at the…

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GREAT ADVICE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

GREAT ADVICE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Are you in wealth management or financial services? Are you sick of hearing what I have to say about risks and employment litigation? Then read another take – Smooth Move. Switching Firms? Consider Your Legal Risks First by Attorney Caitlin Piccarello. She clearly knows what she is talking about, and after all, its the same…

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ARE CLIENT LISTS SECRET UNDER VIRGINIA LAW? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ARE CLIENT LISTS SECRET UNDER VIRGINIA LAW?

Once upon a time, Fred decided he wanted to be his own boss. Fred told his current company, Flintstone manufacturing, he was going to quit. On Fred’s last day of work, he copied Flintstone’s client lists, packed his rock brief case, and scooted home for the weekend. Come Monday morning, Fred is served with papers…

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RESIDENT ON RESIDENT ASSAULTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RESIDENT ON RESIDENT ASSAULTS

It is shocking to hear, but resident on resident assaults in long term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living) are frequent occurrences. Consider, where else do you have strangers, with physical, mental and psychiatric problems, on a myriad of different medications with side effects, living under the same roof without locked doors…

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FORGOT YOU HAD A NON-COMPETE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FORGOT YOU HAD A NON-COMPETE?

Sadly, not remembering you signed a contract, is not a defense to the contract. I mean it. You are bound by the terms whether you recall signing it or not. I know many clients who take new jobs only to receive letters threatening lawsuits. (I like to call these nasty grams) You may be a…

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IS THERE A SEXUAL PREDATOR LIVING AT YOUR NURSING HOME? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

IS THERE A SEXUAL PREDATOR LIVING AT YOUR NURSING HOME?

If there is, wouldn’t you or your family want to know? If there is, shouldn’t the nursing home take extra precautions to supervise and monitor that resident? If there is, shouldn’t the resident live in a private room without a roommate? Virginia law doesn’t address this issue but common sense provides us with the answers…

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DOCTOR TELLS US HOW TO BE SAFE IN THE HOSPITAL 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DOCTOR TELLS US HOW TO BE SAFE IN THE HOSPITAL

Dr. Peter J. Pronovost (an anesthesiologist and critical care specialist) is the medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, which means he leads that institution’s quest for safer ways to care for its patients. Dr. Pronovost has just published a book titled, “Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How…

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