14 Jan 2019
Nursing homes in New Jersey are increasingly facing the widespread problem of understaffing. Simply put, this means the nursing home does not have enough nurses and aides on each shift to provide for each resident’s care needs. This serious problem has a direct result on the level of care each [..]
8 Jan 2019
Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed during a press release on November 1st that they have formerly charged a former nursing home employee with financially abusing a 94-year-old victim who was fleeing Hurricane Michael. Nursing Home Worker Accused of Financially Abusing Hurricane Michael Victim According to police reports, [..]
4 Jan 2019
Filomena Rosante, an 83-year-old woman, was suffering from lung cancer. Her around-the-clock medical needs led her son, James, to make the difficult decision to move her to an elder-care facility. On October 16, Filomena was scheduled to be moved, but the facility was having difficulty accessing the appropriate machines needed [..]
28 Nov 2018
Elderly abuse is a serious societal problem that should concern every citizen with an aging loved one. The elderly population is considered more vulnerable to private and institutional abuse because many are unable to efficiently report their problems to the authorities. Individuals who have been charged with abuse of seniors [..]
23 Nov 2018
Nursing homes are supposed to be a place where seniors can receive the attention and care they need around the clock, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that some state’s facilities fail to meet up to the proper standards of care when it comes to protecting the elderly from abuse and [..]
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