Posts tagged negligence

• Iowa State Supreme Court Changes Age-Old Law Affecting Injury Suits

  Sarah Cool | June 12, 2009 11:18 AM | 1 CommentCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The Des Moines Register is reporting on a change in the law initiated by the Iowa Supreme Court. Before last week, a centuries-old provision distinguished between different classes or categories...

• Nursing Homes are Understaffed - So Neglect, Abuse and Injuries Will Continue!?

  Craig Kelley | May 23, 2006 1:33 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Understaffing at nursing homes appears to be the underlying reason for continued problems and abuses according to a just-released national report examining nursing home abuse and neglect. The study, commisioned by the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform."The Faces of Neglect: Behind the Closed Doors of Nursing Homes," commissioned by the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing...