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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Dan Frith — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:44 +0000

You’re seeing a new kind of healthcare worker almost everywhere these days. They’re at your family doctor’s office, at urgent care, and in hospitals. But here’s what most people don’t realize: these workers are not trained nearly as well as real doctors. A doctor spends four years at medical school and then several more years […]

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BYE BYE NON COMPETES FOR VIRGINIA DOCTORS, PAs & NPs SUMMER OF 2026

Lauren Ellerman — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:48:02 +0000

Virginia law is going to change this July on non-competes for doctors.

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Medical Care: Is it Getting Better or Getting Worse?

Dan Frith — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:00:42 +0000

I spend most of my time representing people who have been harmed by medical malpractice. These cases involve many types of serious errors, including botched gallbladder surgeries, spinal fusions that leave patients permanently paralyzed, and poor care in emergency rooms that results in death. My two law partners and I have seen just about every […]

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How to change a broken long term care system, through political action

Lauren Ellerman — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:50:42 +0000

If Virginians agree that their loved ones deserve to receive the care they have been promised in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and we all know from collective experience that in many many facilities that is not happening, what can we do about it? Let’s start by considering what happens to a bad driver […]

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Why Nursing Home Care is political

Lauren Ellerman — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:17:10 +0000

I wish I could fix the long term care crisis. I wish patients would get the care they have been promised; that their physical and emotional needs would be met, and that their families could rely on facilities who say adequate care will be provided. I wish I could magically wave a wand, or file […]

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Why health care trauma (Medical Malpractice) feels like a hundred tiny funerals

Lauren Ellerman — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:51:46 +0000

Lauren here. I am the lawyer in our office who likes to talk about feelings, and engage people about the hard stuff that motivates them to call our office, which is often loss and grief. Why would I do that? Why would I enjoy talking about loss and hardship with strangers, other lawyers? Well, because […]

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Why So Few Lawyers Will Take Your Medical Malpractice Case

Dan Frith — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:22:55 +0000

Have you ever tried to find a lawyer for a medical malpractice case? If so, you’ve probably discovered something frustrating: most attorneys won’t take these cases. In fact, you might have called dozens of law firms only to hear “no” again and again. This isn’t because lawyers don’t care about victims of medical negligence. The […]

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The Five Most Risky Surgical Procedures

Dan Frith — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:19:56 +0000

I’m often asked what surgical cases we see repeatedly. I reviewed our case files and created this list: Cardiac Surgery – Includes bypass surgery and valve replacements. These involve delicate heart work. Errors like improper monitoring or instrument misplacement can cause severe complications. These include heart failure or stroke. Neurosurgery – Brain or spinal cord […]

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Landmark Virginia Whistleblower Case: Jury Rules Against ER Doctor in Roanoke

Bo Frith — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:31:43 +0000

At Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, we closely monitor significant whistleblower and employment law cases in Virginia, particularly those setting precedent under newly established statutes. A recent verdict in Roanoke County has important implications for healthcare whistleblowers throughout the Commonwealth. First Trial Under Virginia’s New Whistleblower Law Ends With Defense Verdict In what is believed […]

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Medicaid Fraud: It is Not What You Think

Dan Frith — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:09:51 +0000

Medicaid Insurers Defrauding States and Tax Payers

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