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Legal Implications of a Nursing Home Declaring a Woman Dead Prematurely: Lessons Learned and Potential Ramifications
In a startling and unprecedented incident, a nursing home recently pronounced a woman dead, only for her to be found alive at a funeral home hours later. This grave error not only caused significant emotional distress to the woman and her family but also raised serious legal questions and potential liabilities for the nursing home…
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An Attorney’s Guide to Orthopedic Malpractice Claims
Orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons are the third-most likely medical professionals to be sued in a medical malpractice lawsuit. As one report has indicated, more than 80% of healthcare providers in this field have been named in at least one malpractice suit, with 99% risk of orthopedic surgeons being sued at least once during their career.…
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Updates in Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation
It has been decades since veterans were first exposed to toxic water at the United States Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, but less than two years have gone by since legislation was passed that enabled veterans to file claims more easily for their injuries. Now, with the deadline to file claims…
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Mass Torts to Watch: Lawsuits Against Weight Loss Drug, Ozempic
In the past few years, Ozempic, a prescription drug for the treatment of Type-2 diabetes, has become a household name. Thanks, in part, to its namedropping by celebrities and social media influencers, it has become one of the first words associated with rapid weight loss. As weight loss became a widely known side effect of…
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Jury Awards $2.7 Million in Punitive Damages in Nursing Home Malpractice Case
This past September, a Pennsylvania jury awarded $2.7 million in punitive damages to the estate of a nursing home resident who had suffered a fall while under the home’s care. The punitive damages, which followed an award of $300,000 in non-economic compensatory damages after a trial this past April, sends a strong message to nursing…
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