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A recent Florida Supreme Court Opinion distinguishes cases of medical malpractice from ordinary negligence. This ruling will be helpful to plaintiffs injured in quasi-medical incidents in establishing their case is not subject to medical malpractice laws. Attorney Michael Brevda represented the Plaintiff in the underlying Supreme Court case of Townes v. National Deaf Academy. A...

Fatal falls and fall-related injuries are increasing in senior citizens across the United States, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. The startling statistics serve as a reminder: when older adults fall, the results can be deadly. Falling is a Frequent Cause of Death in Seniors Deaths from unintentional injuries are...

Estate of Colley vs. Palm Garden of Vero Beach In this lawsuit against Palm Garden for nursing home abuse negligence, our Florida nursing home abuse attorneys allege that Palm Garden staff failed to properly monitor Louise Colley’s INR levels. As a result, she began profusely bleeding and later died. The outrageous case ultimately led to...

Our Gainesville nursing home abuse attorneys recently filed an aspiration pneumonia wrongful death lawsuit in Gilchrist County, Florida. Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center is located in Trenton, Florida, which is about 30 miles west of Gainesville. Tragically, this nursing home negligence case involves allegations of the preventable aspiration pneumonia death of Mr. Herman “Edward” Gamble. A Model...

Nursing Home Elopement Wrongful Death Could Have Been Prevented Through Adequate Care The Heartbreaking Tale of Neglect Leads to the Premature Death of 76 Year Old Hilty Memorial Home Resident, Phyllis Campbell When the Campbell family placed their mother inside Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora, Ohio, they were promised supervision and assistance for Mom. Phyllis...

Brookdale Deer Creek is located at 2403 West Hillsboro Blvd. in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The large 168 bed assisted living facility offers Memory Care and traditional assisted living services. Formerly known as Emeritus at Deer Creek, the facility’s legal licensee is Summerville 17 LLC, which is a legal entity owned and controlled by Brookdale Senior...

Confused on the differences between “elder abuse”, “elder neglect”, “nursing home negligence”, and “elder exploitation”? You are not alone. Many times, these words are used interchangeably to define misconduct resulting in physical, emotional, psychological or financial harm to older adults. However, there are subtle differences between abuse, neglect, exploitation and negligence. Our elder abuse attorneys...

Claimants May Use “Pre-Suit Voluntary Binding Arbitration” To Their Advantage in Florida Medical Malpractice Cases Is Binding Arbitration Worth it in Florida Med Mal Claims? Medical malpractice cases are notorious for their complexity and costliness. In an effort to minimize the risks associated with bringing a medical malpractice claim, the Florida Legislature allows either party,...

A Pennsylvania Court has allowed the Plaintiff to seek punitive damages in a Pennsylvania nursing home negligence lawsuit against Golden Living. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Mary Ann Miller, alleges that Golden Living Stroud’s facility in East Stroudsburg neglected Ms. Miller, which resulted in bedsores and her wrongful death. According to the Complaint, Ms....

A massive player in the long term care industry, Kindred Healthcare, has recently approved a merger with Humana, a large health insurance provider. Kindred and Humana will merge for an approximate $800 million sale of 40% of Kindred’s home health division to Humana. Concurrently, two private equity firms, TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson &...