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VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HB 87 / NEW MED MAL LAW PROPOSED 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HB 87 / NEW MED MAL LAW PROPOSED

Do you think a doctor would intentionally hurt someone? Intentionally refuse to provide care or injure a patient knowingly? I don’t. Do you think doctors make mistakes that sometimes lead to injury? Yes, I have seen that happen many times. The law in Virginia currently allows families to file a medical malpractice lawsuit if the…

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VIRGINIA EMPLOYEES HAVE RIGHTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA EMPLOYEES HAVE RIGHTS

Sadly, most Virginians do not know exactly what rights they have as employees in the Commonwealth. Nor do they know the legal consequences of what happens when they exercise these rights. I would like to share with you fellow Virginians, some basic information about your rights: RIGHT 1:1. You have the right to refuse to…

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EYE DOCS BATTLE IT OUT OVER CLIENT LISTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EYE DOCS BATTLE IT OUT OVER CLIENT LISTS

Today is a good day to talk about medical professionals filing lawsuits. Read my Legal Medicine blog to find out what I mean. One such lawsuit was filed in Winchester recently. According to the NVDaily – “The Eye Place at Creekside Ltd. and Michael S. Krimigis have filed suit in Winchester Circuit Court against Ron…

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GETTING POOR NURSING HOME CARE IN VIRGINIA? MAKE A COMPLAINT 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

GETTING POOR NURSING HOME CARE IN VIRGINIA? MAKE A COMPLAINT

We receive calls weekly (sometime daily) from families who are feed up with the poor care their loved one is receiving at a local nursing home. One of our first questions is whether they have made a complaint to the state agency charged with investigating Virginia nursing homes. If you (or a family member) are…

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DON’T WAIT TO GET HELP 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DON’T WAIT TO GET HELP

I must admit, I love that technology allows our office to see who is searching for legal help online regarding non-compete agreements in Virginia. A few weekends ago, there were many searches about non-compete agreements and a certain occupation, in a certain town. Lets say the search was for “plumbers, how to get out of…

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NURSING HOME CHAINS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NURSING HOME CHAINS

When you think of a “chain” restaurant versus a locally owned mom and pop restaurant, what comes to mind? Supporting a local business owner rather than a large, out of state company? More attention to service, customers etc at the locally owned place? Food prepared locally rather than arriving on a frozen truck already made?…

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VIRGINIA TRADE SECRET ACT — 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA TRADE SECRET ACT —

We are reviewing many non-compete agreements a week. We sometimes, but rarely see the same agreement from multiple employees at one company. Usually, we are asked to examine different agreements from different companies from all over the State. The following is true about every employee in Virginia, regardless of whether you have a non-compete agreement:…

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WORST NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WORST NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA

This is not a scientific study. Nor does my “research” rely on facility visits, or federal investigations like www.medicare.gov’s Medicare’s five-star rating of nursing homes does. My conclusion on which facilities are the “worst nursing homes in Virginia” is based solely on cold calls to my office. So yes, it’s skewed, it is un researched…

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PRICE LISTS: ARE THEY CONFIDENTIAL? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PRICE LISTS: ARE THEY CONFIDENTIAL?

As readers of this blog know, Lauren and I represent employees in contract disputes with employers. We constantly hear from the employers, and their attorneys, that the departing employees have “stolen” confidential pricing information and are using the information to the disadvantage of the employer. “We are going to sue their pants off,” the employers…

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INFECTED PRESSURE SORES CAN LEAD TO AMPUTATION 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

INFECTED PRESSURE SORES CAN LEAD TO AMPUTATION

Many bed-ridden or immobile nursing home residents develop pressure sores or decubitus ulcers. These horrible wounds can and should be prevented by frequent repositioning of the resident, along with good hydration and nutrition.Despite the pain and humiliation caused by these wounds, they really get scary when the wound becomes infected. I recently became aware of…

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WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS?

Many employers prepare “Employee Handbooks” which outline company policy as well as the rights and obligations of its employees. Can these Employee Handbooks, assuming they contain non-compete language, prevent you from leaving your job and either working for a competitor or starting a competitive business? The answer is, “maybe…maybe not.” Not a very helpful answer!…

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SURGICAL MALPRACTICE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SURGICAL MALPRACTICE

My friends in med-school have always said the folks in surgery are gutsy, brave – a different breed. They would have to be in order to assume the level of stress and responsibility that surgery entails. I will be the first to admit, that every surgery is a risk. There is no such thing as…

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