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An issue that long has divided Virginia trial courts may have been resolved by federal edict. A federal agency in late September banned the use of ar­bitration clauses in nursing home contracts, outlawing a predetermined agreement to resolve claims of ...

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Even though an employer found a signed resignation letter in an envelope addressed to him on top of an employee’s desk, the employee had not given notice to quit her job, a Fairfax Circuit judge has ruled. In this case, ...

Lawyers facing a court ruling on a novel point of law – with appeals certain to follow – managed to re­solve a wrongful death claim with a $700,000 settlement last month. The issue was whether a participant in a sheltered ...

As access to quality healthcare continues to be an ever-present challenge, policymakers look for opportunities to eliminate unnec­essary burdens and reduce ineffi­ciencies to promote greater access to care. This includes ways to bet­ter use Virginia’s advanced prac­tice registered nurses (APRNs) ...

A mother who used an allegedly mislabeled prescription pain medicine to accidentally overdose her young daughter can sue the pharmacy for intentional infliction of emotional distress, a Danville federal court has ruled. The mother’s emotional distress claim survived a motion ...

A county-operated nursing home can’t be sued under federal civil rights law for a patient’s death after repeated falls during her residency, a Charlottesville federal court has ruled in a case of apparent first impression in Virginia. The court rejected ...

A mother can sue a doctor for her son’s medical expenses arising from the doctor’s alleged negli­gence, even though the son has not filed his own suit against the doctor, a Norfolk Circuit Court has ruled. The defendant pe­diatrician said ...

For what may be the first time in Virginia, a judge has ordered a hospital to slash its “balance billing” charges by 75 percent to reflect the hospital’s usual write-off for uninsured patients. The decision is rare judicial rebuke to ...

The children of a woman who died from a long-untreated blood infection after being seen at a hospital emergency room will share in a $1.1 million settlement of a claim against the hospital and the ER doctor. The settlement left ...

There are few things more discouraging than to invest significant time and effort in your career, only to want to quit because you feel burnt out. Burnout is a common yet preventable experience among hardworking professionals. It’s the feeling of ...