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Effective July 1, 2013, Virginia has increased the penalties for texting and driving.  But can it land you in a Virginia jail?  It is reckless…

In an automobile accident claim, perhaps nothing is more controversial and difficult than proving whiplash.  To the injured person, the symptoms are real, debilitating, and…

Many lawyers use ghost writers for their blogs.  It is in fact commonplace and I'm regularly solicited by contractors offering to prepare my blog posts. …

Personal injury victims are often saddled with insurmountable medical expenses that are pursued by aggressive debt collectors.  Guest blogger Jason Krumbein of Krumbein Consumer Legal…

Assisted living facilities have been in the news lately particularly with PBS's Frontline coverage of Emeritus which operates several Virginia assisted living facilities.  Virginia assisted…

PBS Frontline is bringing the realities of assisted living facilities to light.  Many facilities are charging upwards of $8000/month and yet providing substandard care.  Frontline…

A nursing home aid has been charged with manslaughter for dropping a patient and then covering up what happened to the elderly nursing home patient. …

Despite repeated regulator violations for abuse of its residents that led a revocation of its license, a Florida assisted living facility remains open by Court order.

Families often ask about whether they can put a secret camera in a nursing home to monitor the patient.  Now the state of Ohio has…

Prior to July 1, 2013, there was no requirement in Virginia for nursing homes to be insured for malpractice claims.  Fortunately the Virginia General Assembly…