Industry & Litigation Updates
A $6.8 Million Nursing Home Understaffing Verdict: How Staffing Became the Case
A Dutchess County jury held a 62-bed New York nursing home and its owners liable for chronic understaffing in a resident class action. Tracy Liberatore, Esq. on the staffing records and nurse experts that decide these cases for either side.
Read More...Nursing Home Chemical Restraint and Antipsychotic Litigation: What Attorneys Need From Medical Experts
Chemical restraint claims turn on purpose, and purpose is proved from the chart. Two March 2026 OIG reports, a rebuilt CMS antipsychotic measure, current CMS citation data and a $23.6 million Georgia verdict show why both sides need geriatric psychiatry, consultant pharmacy, LTC nursing, toxicology and forensic experts.
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The Conflict Check Most Law Firms Skip at Intake (and the Names It Misses)
At a CLE this week, attorneys asked how to handle conflict checks on intake. Most firms search a name and move on. Here is what a real intake check covers, and where the misses come from.
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Why a Google Search and an Ethics Opinion Will Not Clear an Expert Witness Conflict
Experts are often told to handle conflict checks by reading ethics guidance and searching online. That tells you what a conflict is. It cannot tell you whether you have one. Here is what does.
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A Golf Ball, a Brain Injury Claim and a $9 Million Life Care Plan: Why Pre-Incident Records Matter
A Miami-Dade jury returned a full defense verdict in a premises case where a diner hit by a golf ball claimed a brain injury led to bipolar disorder and PTSD. Tracy Liberatore, Esq. on causation, prior records and the experts these claims need.
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