Miscellaneous

• Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) Deserves Your Thanks

  Dan Frith | May 07, 2008 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I have previously written about the evils of arbitration agreements. Mandatory Arbitration is a legal process whereby parties agree to arbitrate a dispute and waive their Constitutional right to a...

• The Chamber of Commerce is not your friend

  Dan Frith | May 06, 2008 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I recently received a telephone call from my law firm's banker. He is a good guy and over the years has helped my practice grow. However, the purpose of his call was to solicit my firm's interest in...

• Steriods and High School Athletes

  Dan Frith | April 30, 2008 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I 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...

• Strangulation or Choking Is Not a Game

  Dan Frith | April 20, 2008 6:42 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I 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...

• Big Law Firms = Big Legal Fees

  Dan Frith | April 15, 2008 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I 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...

• Family does not know about son's death - who is to blame?

  Lauren Ellerman | April 10, 2008 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  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...

• Doctor Bully

  Dan Frith | April 03, 2008 6:38 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I 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...

• Web Site Allows Patients to Rate Hospitals

  Dan Frith | April 01, 2008 6:42 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The 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...

• BIG BELLY = DEMENTIA?

  Lauren Ellerman | March 27, 2008 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Washington Post reported today, that a study of more than 6000 people, found the more fat people have in their bellies in their mid 40's, the greater their chances of dementia.Apparently, a "large belly independent of total weight is a potent predictor of dementia."WOW - I am sort of amazed. Surely there is a more scientific reason for this - maybe, fat or clogged arteries, or obesity causes...

• FDA Proposes Stent Guidelines

  Lauren Ellerman | March 27, 2008 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Wallstreet Journal reported today that the FDA has proposed tougher clinical guidelines for drug coated stents, in response to concerns that stents have unknown side effects. The new regulations require follow up data be submitted to the FDA 1 and 2 years after implant.Well I believe that more data could be helpful - but here is the odd part - FDA guidelines ARE NOT legally binding. It may help...