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• Ken Conner and the GOP's Nursing Home Dilemma

  Dan Frith | June 14, 2008 6:56 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Ken Conner, the conservative Christian Republican trial lawyer came to Washington to testify in support of a bill that would ban the use of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in nursing home...

• Incest: Big Pharma and the Doctors

  Dan Frith | June 10, 2008 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I am no fan of Big Pharma...the pharmaceutical industry in America it out to make money at all costs! However, some (naive) people believe the Food and Drug Administration and the doctors at...

• Maine Lawmaker wants Lead Paint Registry

  Dan Frith | March 29, 2008 6:55 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Kudos to Maine's Speaker of the House Glenn Cummings! He is sponsoring a bill that would create a state registry of homes that have been declared lead-free, so that people with children can make sure the home they're buying is safe.And Speaker Cummings knows something about the effects of lead paint on children....His son was diagnosed with lead poisoning about a decade ago. Lead poisoning...

• Car Accidents Number One Cause of Spinal Injuries in Children

  Shannon Weidemann | March 04, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A new study by researchers at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital has shown that the number one cause of spinal cord injuries in children is from car accidents. Most of the children were not wearing a seatbelt at the time."Motor vehicle accidents are by far the No. 1 cause of pediatric spinal cord injury within the U.S., accounting for more than 55% of cases," write the researchers. They add...

• FDA to investigate medical patches including Orthro-Evra birth control patch

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The Food & Drug Administration announced last month that it will launch a "exhaustive review" regarding the safety of medical patches, including the Orthro-Evra birth control patch and a Fentanyl pain patch, both of which are manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. Drug companies of late have been producing more and more medical patches and researchers are concerned that medical patches may become...

• Dan Frith & Lauren Ellerman, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | July 13, 2005 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  T. Daniel Frith, III, was born in Lexington, Virginia and admitted to the bar in 1982. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., cum laude, 1979) and Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D. 1982). Dan is a trial attorney with over 25 years of experience, concentrating his practice on medical negligence, nursing home abuse, wrongful death litigation,...

• Elder Abuse: Sometimes its Financial

  Dan Frith | July 23, 2009 11:31 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  We have all heard about the poor conditions in America's nursing homes. Facilities that are under-staffed...residents suffering from malnutrition... dehydration and decubitus ulcercs. But not all...

• Got MRSA!

  Dan Frith | March 24, 2009 10:44 AM | 8 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I know it is not a good idea to play on the marketing phrase, Got Milk, but I just couldn't help myself. My reasoning is that it seems as if MRSA is as common today as cow's milk. Most people know...

• Free Virginia Seminar on Important Nursing Home Issues

  Dan Frith | February 18, 2009 9:17 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  My law firm, along with Dr. Gary Oberlender, a board certified geriatric specialist, is happy to announce a free seminar in Danville, Virginia on February 26. MEDICAL LEGAL SEMINAR -...

• Beware the Noncompete!

  Dan Frith | December 31, 2008 2:55 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Let me disclose my bias. I hate noncompete provisions in employment agreements. They are bad for the employee....bad for the economy....and bad for innovation. Don't know what I'm talking about? A...