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Inmates Claim County is Depriving Them of Basic Medical and Mental Health Care - Similar Lawsuits Expected to be Filed as Counties...

Inmates in the Riverside County jails served a federal class-action lawsuit last week, claiming the county is subjecting them to cruel and unusual punishment by depriving them of basic medical and mental health care. Among...more

Battered Spouses

Are you a foreign citizen being abused by a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident while living in the U.S.? Do you need to get away from this abuser without their knowledge? If you answered “Yes” to the above...more

Is it True That Minorities Have a Higher Rate of Bed Sores Compared With the General Population?

A research study concluded by researchers at Brown University concluded nursing homes with a higher Hispanic populations have higher rates of bed sores (also known as: pressure sores, pressure ulcers, decubitus ulcers) than...more

Can I Be Sued? Legal protections for physician leaders

In this Presentation: *Areas of Risk *Types of Legal Claims Filed *Legal Defenses and Protections *Defensive Measures to Consider in Order to Avoid/Limit Risk Please see full presentation below for more...more

Smoking-related fires: It’s time to put out the cigarettes in your facility

Smoking remains a major threat to the safety of nursing home patients across the country. In addition to implementing smoking safety plans, nursing homes should consider completely eliminating smoking from their...more

Can assisted living facilities adequately care for Alzheimer's patients?

Article from Long Term Living addresses the problems encountered when an assisted living facility attempts to care for Alzheimer's patients....more

Appellate Court Decision Expands Nursing Home Patient Rights

Analysis of new case law that allows nursing home residents to file a cause of action under section 1983 as a civil rights claim....more

Violent nursing home attacks are on the rise

Attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld discusses violence in nursing homes....more

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ABUSE IN THE FAMILY

Abuse in the family > art.572 Cod.Pen - Italy -...more

Fenwick Employment Alert

IN THIS ISSUE: *U.S. Supreme Court Determines That Civil Rights Act Covers Retaliation Claims *Union Sponsors Wage and Hour Lawsuit As Means To Organize Workforce *Mere "Temporal Proximity" Insufficient To Allow...more