Posts tagged elder abuse

• Largest Nursing Home Abuse Verdict in History Shocks Industry and Riles Tort Reformers

  David Mittleman | September 02, 2010 10:00 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Humboldt County, CA--Earlier this week, a group of California jurors announced the largest verdict in history against a nursing home accused of abuse. That verdict of $677 million sent shock waves...

• Don't Get Duped by Luxurious Nursing Home Amenities When Making Your Decision

  David Mittleman | December 13, 2011 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  The Detroit Free Press recently reviewed the state inspection reports for Michigan nursing homes and made several shocking discoveries. At least six individuals under the care of nursing...

• Use of Physical Restraints With Elderly Patients Leads to More Harm Than Good

  David Mittleman | November 11, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Dealing with elderly patients can be difficult and unpredictable, but according to a growing body of medical research restraining patients to prevent them from pulling out tubes or falling can do...

• 97-Year-Old Man Dies After Nursing Home Allegedly Ignored Sore on Penis

  David Mittleman | October 21, 2009 10:07 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  The son of 97-year-old Charles Bradley is suing the Everett Care & Rehabilitation nursing home facility in Everett, Washington after his father’s genitals allegedly disintegrated from...

• Florida Jury Awards $114 Million to Family of Nursing Home Abuse Victim

  David Mittleman | August 08, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Polk County, Florida—a jury recently awarded $114 million to the family of a 76-year-old woman who fell victim to nursing home abuse and subsequently died on July 6, 2003. The verdict...

• California Jury Awards Family of Elder Abuse Victim $30 Million After Tragic Death

  David Mittleman | May 15, 2010 12:43 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Jurors recently determined that a Northern California-based nursing home chain should pay nearly $30 million in damages for the death of a 79-year-old woman who was killed as a result of elder abuse...

• Texas Department of Aging Vows to Step Up Efforts in Investigating Nursing Home Complaints

  David Mittleman | February 18, 2010 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  At least one state is taking steps to create teams that would be responsible for scrutinizing nursing home complaints. Faced with alarming delays in investigating current nursing home complaints,...

• Ventura County, CA Stroke Victim Wins Elder-Abuse Lawsuit for $7.75 Million

  David Mittleman | December 17, 2009 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Ventura County, California—a jury Friday awarded the family of a 71-year-old stroke victim $7.75 million after concluding that the woman had suffered elder abuse at a nursing facility. The...