Nursing Home & Long Term Care
A $23.6M Georgia Verdict Turns on Three Drugs Nobody Prescribed
A Gwinnett County jury returned $23.6 million against PruittHealth after a resident twice tested positive for drugs he was never prescribed. The record behind that verdict is worth studying on both sides of the aisle.
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Increasing Liability: Hip Fractures in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
More than 14.2 million people worldwide experience a hip fracture each year. Patient falls resulting in hip fractures are considered Sentinel Events by the Joint Commission, posing significant risk for negligence and medical malpractice litigation.
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Nursing Home Pressure Ulcers and Bedsores: A Medical Malpractice Guide for Attorneys
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, pressure ulcers affect more than 2.5 million Americans each year. In nursing homes, where residents depend entirely on staff for repositioning, skin checks, and wound care, these injuries are among the most reliable indicators of neglect. A pressure ulcer, commonly called a bedsore or decubitus ulcer,…
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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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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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