Jurors Recognize The Sad Emblem Of Nursing Home Neglect: Pressure Sores
One of the more difficult social responsibilities that we have is serving on a jury. In addition to the obvious inconvenience and time away from family and work responsibilities, jurors have the difficult task of determining who to believe in a situation where completely contradictory explanations of an incident are being offered. At most medical malpractice and personal injury trials, the party initiating the lawsuit (the plaintiff) is claiming they sustained an injury due to the conduct of the person that they are suing (the defendant)-- who generally denies all accusations of wrongdoing. For a jury who may be...
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Juries Sending A Message To Nursing Homes
No longer can nursing home owners look at potential lawsuit settlements and jury verdicts as a cost of doing business. Juries are sending a message to nursing home owners by handing down large awards to elders who may be victims of poor care or neglect. This article also demonstrates the importance of nursing homes having adequate insurance coverage to satisfy a large verdict or settlement. This article appearing in the Association of Trial Lawyer's magazine addresses the new message being sent to nursing home owners. Below are excerpts from the article. A growing number of civil lawsuits over elder abuse...
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Should You Give Up Your Right To Trial?
One word--'No' As a lawyer who makes a living representing plaintiffs in personal injury related matters, my suggestion to demand a right to a jury trial probably comes at no surprise. Self-serving issues aside, our jury system (in the Civil setting) a place for those who have been wronged to obtain fair compensation for their injuries. Juries are composed of people from the plaintiff's community who make the decision of who get what and how much they are getting. The jury's award must be unanimous. Does the jury always make the 'right' decision? No. Does a jury always make a...
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