- Lauren Ellerman | April 30, 2008 2:44 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIf you watched the news yesterday or listened on the radio, you heard about the families that traveled to Washington to tell their stories about recent bad batches of Heparin.
Heparin is used as...
- Dan Frith | April 30, 2008 6:40 AM |
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MiscellaneousI am a workout nut...just ask my wife. We have two sons (20 and 17) and both are athletic and active. Our 17 year old is busy lifting weights and getting ready for next year's high school football...
- Dan Frith | April 29, 2008 9:17 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThat is correct...it is not a misstatement. I did not mean to say that two residents died as a result of neglect or abuse.
The nursing homes at issue are located near Sacramento, California. The...
- Dan Frith | April 28, 2008 10:49 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeDon't you know someone who has had Lasik eye surgery? I do...multiple people and most have enjoyed improved vision as a result. We have a large ophthalmologic practice in my area and these eye...
- Dan Frith | April 28, 2008 9:13 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseAs our readers have heard me say before, arbitration agreements in nursing home admission contracts are unfair and unreasonable. These agreements, often hidden in the small print, prevent the...
- Dan Frith | April 27, 2008 6:03 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseKnowledge is power and sometimes it is the difference between being cared for or being neglected and abused. What am I talking about? Nursing homes of course and which ones are good and which ones...
- Dan Frith | April 26, 2008 6:30 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseLauren Ellerman and I spend a great deal of our professional time representing residents and their family members in cases of nursing home abuse and neglect. In today's world you no longer see the...
- Dan Frith | April 25, 2008 6:14 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesRecent reports indicate there may be health hazards linked to lead in the artificial turf currently installed in schools, parks, and stadiums nationwide and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
- Dan Frith | April 24, 2008 6:38 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeI spend a great deal of time researching and reading about the many medical mistakes and errors which occur in the hospital. One of my favorite sites on the Web is maintained by the Joint Commission...
- Dan Frith | April 23, 2008 9:12 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseDo you have a relative or friend in a nursing home and on Medicaid? If so, a few minutes of your time could do him or her a world of good.
I'm talking about the federal tax refund (also called the...
- Dan Frith | April 23, 2008 6:02 AM |
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Wrongful DeathIn my home state of Virginia, if an employee or agent of the state maims or kills you, any claim you may file against that individual and the state is limited to a maximum recovery of $100,000. This...
- Lauren Ellerman | April 22, 2008 12:36 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseA Picture is worth a thousand words.
Please watch this report. It may focus on California, but sadly, the problems are in every state, including Virginia:
'>YOU TUBE VIDEO ON ELDER ABUSE
- Dan Frith | April 22, 2008 9:03 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeTalk about a country that has failed its Veterans! In a stunning admission, top officials at the Veterans Health Administration confirmed that the agency’s own statistics show that an average of 126...
- Dan Frith | April 20, 2008 6:42 AM |
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MiscellaneousI was shocked to read the story from South Carolina where a 17 year old camp counselor has been arrested for teaching the choking game to two boys who passed out for several minutes The counselor...
- Dan Frith | April 19, 2008 3:40 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI hope you have not recently found the need to visit your local emergency room One of my family members was not so lucky she had fairly significant symptoms and waited for over 6 hours before...
- Dan Frith | April 18, 2008 6:40 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA new study from the University of Texas Medical School shines some light on the issue of premature babies (preemies). A normal term is 40 weeks from the mother's last menstruation. The study...
- Lauren Ellerman | April 17, 2008 11:13 AM |
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Wrongful DeathWhat does that phrase, "wrongful death" mean? It is a legal term used to describe a type of negligence lawsuit, where someone cause the death of another. While it technically could be filed against...
- Lauren Ellerman | April 17, 2008 10:12 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeFor moral, financial, or personal reasons, we often have families who have been victims of medical negligence, or abuse, who do not want to file a lawsuit. So they ask us - "what are my other...
- Dan Frith | April 16, 2008 3:15 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIsn't' this just great news! The National Toxicology Program says the plastics which surround our foods and medicines contain a chemical, Bisphenol A (also called BPA) which may be linked to common...
- Lauren Ellerman | April 16, 2008 11:13 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsCheck out today's Washington Post where Staff Write reports that the manufacturer of VIOXX (MERCK) is being accused of deception. What? A drug company being accused of less than ethical conduct in...
- Dan Frith | April 15, 2008 2:06 PM |
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MiscellaneousI read an article in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago about the tough financial times being experienced by the large New York City law firms. The story recited the slowing economy as a...
- Dan Frith | April 15, 2008 6:14 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeFrom 2004 through 2006, HealthGrades, a health care ratings organization, found that patient safety errors resulted in 238,337 potentially preventable deaths of U.S. Medicare patients and cost the...
- Dan Frith | April 14, 2008 9:14 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseNursing homes are increasingly forcing patients and their families to sign arbitration agreements prior to admission. Binding arbitration means you don't get your day in court. It means that no...
- Lauren Ellerman | April 10, 2008 11:45 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSneezes... Sniffles... Carrying a tissue everywhere - an annoyance. I have seasonal allergies, but have never taken anything but over the counter meds, because I don't trust most pharmaceutical...
- Lauren Ellerman | April 10, 2008 9:34 AM |
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In this morning's Washington Post: "Dean Man's Parents were not called in EMS delay case" By Allison Klein
"For two days, while Jeremy...
- Dan Frith | April 06, 2008 12:13 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeThis is the title of an editorial published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Saturday, April 5. The editorial references a poll conducted by Presidential candidate, Barack Obama's pollster on...
- Dan Frith | April 04, 2008 5:09 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe Wall Street Journal recently published an article (3-31-08) which caught my eye. The article was entitled "Industry Giants Push Weight Surgery" and starts out as follows:
Medical-device...
- Dan Frith | April 03, 2008 6:38 AM |
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MiscellaneousI have written many times about the basic unfairness of requiring arbitration between parties when a dispute arises. Typically, arbitration is required by the party in a superior bargaining position...
- Dan Frith | April 01, 2008 6:42 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a web site which allows patients to rate their hospital experience.You don't have to be a technical expert to understand this...