Nashville Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

Big Business has taken over the court system. First , the nursing home industry is pushing for damage caps on nursing home lawsuits. The nursing home groups want to put a $ 500,000 monetary cap on nursing home lawsuits. This proposal comes when the nursing home care is at an alltime low in terms of quality patient care. Second , the Bush Adminstration is pushing for the appointment of a...

Arbitration Agreements are the subject of much debate . They are commonly used in nursing home admissions contracts . When you sign the contract , you agree to arbitration if you later have a claim due to nursing home neglect or injuries that occur at the nursing home . Now these agreements are popping up everywhere . Recently my wife needed a new car . Inside the office...

Winston Churchill once said " The greatest gift the English people gave America was the right to a trial by jury ". Nursing home operators do not believe in this fundamental right . Nursing homes have been placing arbitration clauses in their contracts which prevents one from suing the nursing home if they are negligent . These arbitration clauses prevent the nursing homes...

Winston Churchill once said " The greatest gift the English people gave America was the right to a trial by jury ". Nursing home operators do not believe in this fundamental right . Nursing homes have been placing arbitration clauses in their contracts which prevents one from suing the nursing home if they are negligent . These arbitration clauses prevent the nursing homes...

Over 1.5 million people live in one of 16,400 nursing homes during the year . Why is the Federal Government not cracking down on the on the homes that have a history of mistreating patients ? Congress enacted tough laws in 1987 to protect nursing home residents . However , the Department of Health and Human Services has failed to do their job . The New York Times...

A Warren County jury in McMinnville , Tennessee awarded a 4.1 million dollar judgement on February 21 , 2007 againist National HealthCare Corp. The jury awarded the amount based upon a broken hip , bedsores , and other medical problems . One of the key issues in the case appeared to be one of understaffing of employees . Bedsores develop when a patient is not cared for...

Hospital bed safety is a huge concern of mine . Several years ago , I handled a product liabilty case againist Vail Bed Products .Vail ignored the FDA warnings and several children accross the country were trapped in the beds and were killed by mechanical asphyxiation . Due to my client and others accross the country the plant was shut down by U.S. Marshalls. It led me to be on the...

I was reading the ATLA Law News Digest and came across this story . The story shows that some nursing homes definitely put profit over their patient's well-being . Staff cuts and low staffing numbers are the root of the problem . Understaffing saves money , but diminshes care . I have reprinted part of the report below from ATLA and Readers Digest . An 84-year-old...

One of my principles is that my law office should give back to the community in both time , money and help to others . So , I am providing Free Living Wills to anyone who would like one . Please post your e-mail address or other address in the comment section and I will get one to you as soon as possible . a living will is a written declaration stating one's dersires for...

The nursing home fire lawsuits in Nashville , Tennessee have finally been settled after three years . A fire started at the National Healthcare Facility on Patterson Street on Sept. 25 , 2003 . The plaintiffs alleged exposed wiring on the electric bed hand controls , lack of training of personal , and numerous safety violations . Hopefully, the trial court will now unseal...

I have been discussing fire safety in nursing homes this week . I thought I would share some common injuries that occur in nursing homes.These injuries are the result of negligent or intentional ommission of care , and failure to properly treat , monitor , assess , and promptly notify a doctor of these problems . Restraint injuries are caused by the...

Yesterday , I was discussing fire safety in nursing homes , such as the smoke alarm requirements , sprinklers , and the fire drills . Later , I discovered the State of Tennessee requires internet posting of whether these safety devices are present in nursing homes . The board for licensing health care facilities shall post on the official state of Tennessee website on the...

I am following the NHC nursing home fire case here in Nashville , Tennessee with great interest . The case is set for trial in April of 2007 . Fire Safety should be a grave concern for these nursing homes in Middle Tennessee . The Tennessee Legislature has enacted some strong laws on fire safety . No later than August 1, 2004 any nursing home that is not...

The owners of the nursing home near New Orleans where 35 residents died during Hurricane Katrina were indicted on cruelty and negligent homicide charges Wednesday, a little over a year after the storm made landfall. There have been many wrongful death lawsuits filed against the couple by family members of patients who were killed in the storm.The Manganos have argued that their hurricane plan -...