We recently discussed the important story from Colorado where a jury awarded $3.2 million dollars to the family of a man that died after a fist-sized bed sore on his back. Another story reporting on this case brings up an additional point on “bed sores” that truly underscores just how preventable they are. For patients…
Earlier this year, the AARP joined a very unique class action lawsuit against a nursing home in Ventura, California facing charges that it administered antipsychotic drugs to its residents without informed consent from the patients and/or their representatives . The lawsuit, which also targets a doctor, alleges, in part, that residents of the facility were…
An interesting story recently unfolded in West Virginia, where the State Supreme Court prepared to undertake a review of potential caps on punitive damages against nursing homes following a trial where a jury awarded $91.5 million after a nursing home resident allegedly died of complications from dehydration and neglect. The report indicates that the jury…
In an investigative study that feels eerily similar to a Hollywood screenplay, NBC recently released the details into their investigation claimed ground water contamination in North Carolina that the state allegedly did not notify residents of for over six years. As the article details, the Environmental Protection Agency began calling residents in the area this past summer…
One of the interesting things about workers compensation law is that, unlike certain areas of civil law such as auto accidents or medical malpractice, for instance, that come down to case-by-case factual determinations, it seems as though a great majority of the facets, nuances, and “ins and outs” of this area is regulated and spelled…
A jury in Colorado awarded a $3.2 million verdict to the family of an 88-year old nursing home resident that died due, in large part, to complications stemming from a bedsore approximately the size of a baseball. Bedsores, or “pressure ulcers” as they are commonly known, are one of the more common causes of nursing…
When it comes to personal injury disputes that are filed in court, one of the most common things that the average person tends to hate about the process is the persistent “finger pointing” and attempts to “discredit” the other side. This tends to rear its head most often when it comes to medical opinions —…
A common theme that attorneys representing nursing home abuse and neglect victims preach is that the best way to prepare yourself and your loved one and keep vigilant against potential nursing home misconduct, is to be well aware of your rights as a patient. In addition to a facility’s particular practices and procedures, the Illinois…
Being injured on the job is one of the most stressful things that can happen to the average American. Navigating the unique legal and procedural area of Workers’ Compensation law — a figurative “island unto itself” — is a rather daunting task that requires a great deal of expertise and compassion. In order to understand…
As the old adage goes, if you want to catch a bigger mouse, you need to build a bigger mouse trap. This, it seems, applies just as equally to the law as any other context — and nursing home-related lawsuits are a prime example. Suing a nursing home is a complicated ordeal, no matter how…