Over the past few months, we’ve seen a steady stream of massive jury verdicts in cases involving wrongful death and nursing home abuse at skilled nursing facilities across the country. After seeing some of the figures, you may be tempted to throw your hands up in desperation and think that perhaps someone is slipping the jurors… Continue Reading
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Jury Punishes Hospital With Verdict In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Where Patient Developed Bed Sores During Admission
Posted in Bed Sore Lawsuit, Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers & Pressure Ulcers, Hospital Bed Sores, Medical MalpracticeHave you seen a bed sore? If you haven’t, advanced bed sores are truly horrific conditions that are perhaps the most gruesome example of institutional neglect. However, particularly when there are photographs of a gaping wound on a patient’s buttocks or heels, many of these cases seem to miraculously get get resolved prior to when… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Chain Hit With Landmark Verdict In Under-Staffing Class Action Lawsuit
Posted in Litigation, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home StaffI guess there’s probably a lot a screaming and yelling going on at the Skilled Healthcare Group (SKH) headquarters in California. Perhaps the anger derives from the miserable looking financial chart for the company showing a whopping 75% decline in price per share in one day! Another portion of the companies anger is probably being misdirected… Continue Reading
Huge Nursing Home Verdict Tossed Out Because Parent Company Did Not Have Adequate Control Over The Facility
Posted in Litigation, ManorCareYesterday, we discussed the nursing-home-name-game, how large nursing home chains attempt to shield themselves from liability by creating a complex array of subsidiary companies and messy corporate structures. Today, we are seeing the fall-out created by this complicated game of corporate re-organization– how despite that fact that a large corporation makes decisions with respect to… Continue Reading
Family Seeks Punitive Damages Against Nursing Home For Death Involving Malnourishment Of 84-Year-Old
Posted in LitigationA wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Asbury Place Nursing Home by the daughters of Alice Laverne Britton. The lawsuit claims that from the time Britton was admitted to the facility in 2005, she was repeatedly treated improperly by staff at the Tennessee nursing home. Among the nursing home negligence allegations cited in the… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Sued Following Death Of Resident In Fall
Posted in Litigation, Nursing Home FallsThe family of a woman who died following a fall in a nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the facility alleging the fall caused the woman’s death. According to the lawsuit, Ferris McCarthy, a 79-year-old was a resident at the Sunrise Care and Rehab nursing home fell numerous times while a resident at the… Continue Reading