16 Sep 2013
“There is joy in camaraderie and strength in numbers.” These words, by Alzheimer’s caregiver, David Caswell, speak universally of our human experience. Sharing our lives with others brings us a sense of purpose and allows us to find hope and peace during challenging times. Alzheimer’s disease can be very isolating. [..]
9 Sep 2013
When my wife’s grandmother Shirley was lost to Alzheimer’s Disease, I saw firsthand the power of this terrible illness. Shirley wasn’t simply “lost,” she was ROBBED. Even as she was feeling fine physically, Alzheimer’s took her memories, her ability to communicate with family and friends and much more. Now I [..]
29 Aug 2013
Early morning and you have a LONG day ahead of you. You run out of your house, get behind the wheel of your car and quickly take off down the road. Almost instantly, you are fiddling with the radio trying to find your favorite station. Suddenly your phone rings. As [..]
21 Aug 2013
A nursing home resident, and grandmother of 10, claims she was brutally assaulted at Alaris Health Center in Paterson, New Jersey last Tuesday by a nurse who denied providing her with pain medication for unbearable pain. The grandmother cried out for help after three attempts to contact the nursing station [..]
12 Aug 2013
Medicare, the government agency that pays for most hospital care for those 65 years and older, has defined Stage III and Stage IV pressure ulcers as “Never Events.” As a result, Medicare will no longer pay hospitals for care and treatment provided to a patient who suffers from a Stage [..]
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