While multiple reports have been made regarding COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, the number of deaths caused by nursing home neglect have surpassed those figures. In fact, the number of deaths caused by neglect due to the pandemic has nursing home watchdogs raising the red flag. With COVID-19 numbers continuing to rise, there is a concern that nursing […]
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Florida Nursing Homes Request Immunity from Coronavirus Lawsuits
Michael Damaso / 04-22-2020 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
Florida’s largest advocacy group for long-term care providers is requesting protection from lawsuits for health care professionals amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis requesting “immunity from any liability, civil or criminal” under certain conditions for nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities. The group is the most […]
Generic Drugs Spark Suits
Doug / 03-26-2014 / Medical Malpractice
The United States Supreme Court has made a ruling that has caused concern for people taking generic versions of drugs rather than brand-name drugs. In PLIVIA v. Mensing, which was heard in 2011, the Court found that federal statutes and Food and Drug Administration regulations pre-empt state tort claims. This case involved two individuals who […]
Honor Older Americans By Taking a More Active Role in Their Welfare
Doug / 05-11-2012 / Medical Negligence
On Monday, we discussed how May is Older Americans Month and began using the campaign as an opportunity to talk about nursing home abuse and neglect. The video above is fairly humorous advertisement for an assisted living home, but elder abuse and neglect is a problem that often occurs out of sight and, thus, stays […]
Pay Tribute to Older Americans in May
Doug / 05-07-2012 / Dangerous
President John F. Kennedy’s meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens served as a prelude to designating May as “Senior Citizens Month” in 1963. President Jimmy Carter’s 1980 designation led to the annual observance being renamed Older Americans Month, but the Administration on Aging (AoA) says every president since Kennedy has issued a formal […]
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Signs
Doug / 01-23-2012 / Consumer Safety
We all like to think that our parents or loved ones are in good hands when we check them into nursing homes. Most of the time, they get exceptional care and attention by the staff and nursing home—but when nursing home abuse occurs, it can turn into a family’s worst nightmare. Elderly patients often are […]
66-Year-Old Woman in Wheelchair Hit By Bus
Doug / 10-10-2011 / Car Accident
In a tragic turn of events, a 66-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a bus struck her motorized wheelchair on October 4th. The Orlando Sentinel reported that she crossed in front of the bus without giving the driver enough time to stop. Fortunately, neither the bus driver nor any of his 15 passengers […]
Ridgeview Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed, Family Alleges Negligence
Doug / 05-02-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
According to Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Information, a Chicago nursing home is facing a lawsuit alleging negligent and abusive long-term care. Three siblings filed a lawsuit against Ridgeview Nursing Home after their mother died but the family was not notified until four months after her passing. According to the complaint, the woman was admitted in […]
Skilled Healthcare Settles Nursing Home Lawsuit for $671 Million
Doug / 02-04-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
According to the Times Standard, a Humboldt County jury awarded a major verdict of $671 million against a nursing home chain, with several similar lawsuits pending in the state of California. All lawsuits filed against Skilled Healthcare allege its nursing homes provide too few staff to meet resident needs. Skilled Healthcare failed to meet the […]
$42.75 Million Award in Nursing Home Neglect Case
Doug / 02-02-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
According to HeraldNet, a 92 year-old resident is dead due to nursing home neglect, according to a jury verdict handed down in a Hopkins County courthouse. The family of Joseph Clint Offut filed a complaint against Harborside of Madisonville because the man died only nine days after he started his stay in the nursing home. […]
Everett Nursing Home Settles Lawsuit for $3.5 Million
Doug / 02-01-2011 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
According to HeraldNet, The owners of an Everett, Washington nursing home settled a lawsuit with the family of a 97 year-old man over neglect allegations. The family filed a lawsuit in 2009 alleging the nursing home staff failed for months to care for the man and neglected to notify his primary doctor of penile cancer. The patient […]
Penis Amputation Caused by Nursing Home Neglect
Doug / 12-09-2010 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
In a federal lawsuit filed in September THI of New Mexico at Valle Norte accused the Harvey Law Firm of malicious abuse of process and civil conspiracy due to a July case that was handled, or rather mishandled for client James Tracy. The nursing home alleges that the law firm and lawyers Dusti Harvey and […]
Orlando Seniors to Master Wii Game
Doug / 08-27-2009 / Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse
As Orlando personal injury attorneys, our firm sees more neglect and abuse of our senior citizens than we care to. That’s why when presented with the opportunity to give back to some local senior citizens, we jumped at the chance. As a member of the Injury Board plaintiffs’ attorney association, we participated in their national Wii giveaway. […]
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