4 May 2017
In a perfect world, the above headline would be part of the punchline to a horrible joke. Sadly, we don’t live in a perfect world, and this was an actual case that happened in Festus, Missouri. A nursing home owner spent money from Medicaid on strippers that was meant [..]
27 Apr 2017
Nursing home abuse cases often involve horrifying care with deadly outcomes. We hear it when we talk to the families we represent everyday. We all see it on the news now more than ever and wonder how a person can be driven to the point of inflicting that kind of [..]
20 Apr 2017
Palm Beach County authorities have reportedly arrested two Boynton Beach nurses after they had allegedly stolen drugs from the Hamlin Place nursing home where they were employed. The drugs were intended for these Boynton Beach nursing home patients and were instead switched for Tylenol, leaving patients without their necessary prescriptions. [..]
13 Apr 2017
Officials with the Alabama State Attorney General’s office are reporting that an 84-year-old bedridden woman at a nursing home in Centre, Alabama was bitten by ants over 100 times while she was left neglected for over 11 hours. This incident has led to the arrest of three nursing home employees. [..]
5 Apr 2017
According to local authorities, two nursing home aides in Sharon, Massachusetts stand accused of physically abusing an unnamed 93-year-old woman. Police say the woman is a resident of the Wingate at Sharon nursing home facility. The abuse was reported to police by the victim’s family resulting in a thorough investigation. [..]
Winning Results
$1,400,000
SETTLEMENT
against a nursing home for the choking death of a resident
$1,000,000
SETTLEMENT
against an assisted living facility for injury and wrongful death of a resident
$930,000
VERDICT
against a Middlesex County nursing home for a resident’s pressure ulcers and wrongful death
$3,000,000
SETTLEMENT
settlement for workers with mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis caused by asbestos in the workplace