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HR 1215 Passes the House of Representatives, but Will HR 1215 Pass in the Senate? Federal Tort Reform Caps on Damages Will Harm Patients and the Civil Justice System On June 28, 2017, H.R. 1215 narrowly passed the House of Representatives. The damaging bill will now proceed to the Senate. If HR 1215 passes the...

Can You Name Multiple Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities as Co-Defendants in One Negligence Lawsuit? The answer is yes, you can sue multiple nursing homes and assisted living facilities in one single lawsuit, even if the injuries are independent of each other. This unfortunate reality is one we see too much. An elderly resident...

Manor Care of Plantation Cited by State of Florida for Nursing Home Negligence Manor Care of Plantation: Citations, Complaints and Lawsuits for Nursing Home Care   Manor Care of Plantation is a 120 bed nursing home facility located in Plantation, Florida at 6931 West Sunrise Blvd. The facility is owned and operated by the Heartland...

June 15, 2017 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day What is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse is the mistreatment of a vulnerable senior citizen that results in injury, harm or wrongful death. This can include physical abuse, caretaker neglect, sexual abuse, financial exploitation or psychological abuse. U.N. Declares June 15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day The...

Brighton Gardens & Stratford Court of Boca Raton Complaints, Citations and Lawsuits Stratford Court of Boca Raton is a smaller 60 bed skilled nursing facility located at 6343 Via de Sonrisa del Sur Boca Raton, FL 33433. Brighton Gardens is a large 155 bed for-profit assisted living facility also located off of Via de Sonrisa...

Supreme Court of Florida: No More Caps on Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits The Supreme Court of Florida issued a 4-3 ruling today invalidating Florida’s capped damages in medical malpractice cases. Florida’s highest court ruled that this arbitrary limitation on pain and suffering is unconstitutional. The four justice majority found that caps on human damages (pain...

Recently, our Boynton Beach nursing home abuse lawyers filed a negligence lawsuit against a local nursing home. The publicly filed Complaint for Damages is copied below with names redacted. Facts of the Case An elderly female resident was completely bed-bound and unable to move herself in bed. There is no physical way she could get...

Heartland Prosperity Oaks Nursing Home Lawsuits, State Violations and Complaints Heartland Health Care – Prosperity Oaks, located at 11375 Prosperity Farms Road in Palm Beach Gardens, was cited in a $2,500 fine levied by the State of Florida’ Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). The Complaint against Heartland of Palm Beach Gardens alleges that the...

Complaints, Lawsuits and State Inspections of Terraces of Lake Worth Concerned about the care provided by the Terraces of Lake Worth nursing home? The State of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration has cited the facility. Additionally, there have been numerous civil lawsuits against Terraces of Lake Worth alleging nursing home abuse and neglect. Some of...

Heartland of Tamarac Complaints and Citations for Bad Nursing Home Care Heartland of Tamarac, a 150+ bed nursing home facility located at 6901 NW 70th Ave. in Tamarac, FL 33321, was recently inspected by State of Florida surveyors. The unannounced survey was conducted due to repeated complaints by residents and their families. The resulting investigation...