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Counties in California Can Learn a Few Lessons from State on Inmate Health Care - BB&K Health Care Attorney Shares Tips on...

by Jared A. Goldman | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/10/2013

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

Health & Safety Law: Simplification or Marginalisation?

by Michael Veal on 1/31/2012

Review of current proposals to reform health and safety law in the UK....more

Battered Spouses

by Naresh Gehi on 10/5/2011

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

Government Prosecution Of Kentucky Nursing Home Comes After Facility Has Long Battled Similar Negligence Claims

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 7/27/2011

The Kentucky nursing home at the heart of a recently filed False Claims Act lawsuit, based upon billing patients for 'worthless services' has apparently faced similar claims brought by patients' families in a civil setting....more

Opening Up the Debate: Marijuana Use and Driving

by Demas Law Group on 7/15/2011

For many years, most of us thought that drunk drivers presented the greatest threat to our safety on America’s roads and freeways. Then texting drivers grabbed our attention as they kept sending out written messages to...more

Liability for Transmission of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Washington

by Lane Powell PC - Health Care Law on 5/4/2011

In July 2010, the White House published an ambitious strategy to “undertake a more coordinated national response to the HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] epidemic.” While public concern on the issue has waned in recent...more

Lawsuit Ensues After Housekeeper Brutally Attacks Assisted Living Patient

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 2/15/2011

Is it too much to ask for a safe place for our loved ones to live? Sure expansive bathrooms and gourmet food are nice, but at the very least, shouldn't we be able to expect a safe environment free from violence? Yet as an...more

Nurse Facing Criminal Charges After Intentionally Neglecting Ventilator Patient

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 2/7/2011

Perhaps Abiodun Oke should be shoveling asphalt or a similar occupation where a person's compassionate side is not necessarily crucial to the job? On the other hand, as a licensed practical nurse (such as Mr. Oke)--- or...more

Fraud and Abuse Issues In Off-label Marketing

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 1/31/2011

In This Presentation: Increased Fraud Enforcement Activity; Current Enforcement Climate; Prosecution and Exclusion of Individuals; Inter-relationship with Kickback Allegations; Off-Label Enforcement Activity; Fraud...more

Elder Abuse: Captured On Video At California Facility

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 1/27/2011

The California Department of Social Services revoked the residential care home license from Fair Oaks Care Home. The revocation comes after the family of a patient at the facility came forth with a hidden video demonstrating...more

Questions Persist Regarding Unexplained Fractures & Cuts On Nursing Home Patient

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 1/5/2011

After finding their mother, Ms. Angela Guerra, with deep facial cuts and a fractured eye socket, the son and daughter still do not have a clear explanation of her injuries. Ms. Guerra is a 57-year old woman suffering from...more

Welcome To The Mean Streets Of The Nursing Home. Now Gimme Your Jewelry!

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 12/21/2010

Sure, I like to make light of some of the amazingly horrifc news that comes out of nursing homes. Sometimes, its just important to laugh at some of the stupidity that surrounds these facilities because if you don't, you'll...more

HOSPITAL REPORTING OF DEATHS BY RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION §

by Paul Parks on 11/29/2010

The Patients’ Rights CoP establishes, among other things, a reporting requirement for all hospital deaths associated with the use of restraint or seclusion for behavior management (42 CFR § 482.13(f)(7)). The...more

Private Correspondence

by Paul Verrico on 11/21/2010

What are the rules on keeping privilege on documents in a health and safety case in the UK? How does Akzo impact? What do I need to do after a workplace incident?...more

Family Of Attorney Who Fought For Justice Of Those Wrongfully Accused, Now Seeks Restitution From Nursing Home Where Father Was...

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 10/5/2010

As a smart and tenacious lawyer, Mr. Brown stood up for the little guys to make sure justice was done. In the most well-publicized case he worked on, Mr. Brown exonerated Clarence Lee Brandley St., was was wrongfully charged,...more

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Counties in California Can Learn a Few Lessons from State on Inmate Health Care - BB&K Health Care Attorney Shares Tips on...

Health & Safety Law: Simplification or Marginalisation?

Battered Spouses

Government Prosecution Of Kentucky Nursing Home Comes After Facility Has Long Battled Similar Negligence Claims

Opening Up the Debate: Marijuana Use and Driving

Liability for Transmission of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Washington

Lawsuit Ensues After Housekeeper Brutally Attacks Assisted Living Patient

Nurse Facing Criminal Charges After Intentionally Neglecting Ventilator Patient

Fraud and Abuse Issues In Off-label Marketing

Elder Abuse: Captured On Video At California Facility

Questions Persist Regarding Unexplained Fractures & Cuts On Nursing Home Patient

Welcome To The Mean Streets Of The Nursing Home. Now Gimme Your Jewelry!

HOSPITAL REPORTING OF DEATHS BY RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION §

Private Correspondence

Family Of Attorney Who Fought For Justice Of Those Wrongfully Accused, Now Seeks Restitution From Nursing Home Where Father Was...

More Nursing Home Patients Arrested With Active Warrants In Chicago Nursing Home. Why Are They There In The First Place?

Convicted Sex Offender Pulls From His Old Bag Of Tricks While Assaulting Elderly Nursing Home Patient

Nursing Home Neglect: Failure To Change Bandages Results In Maggot Infestation In Patient's Eye Socket

Three Nursing Home Employees Fired After Abuse Is Discovered In Mass. Facility

Three Nursing Home Employees Fired After Abuse Is Discovered In Mass. Facility

Nurse Faces Murder Charges After Patient Dies From Morphine Overdose At A Britthaven Facility

Dangerous Doctors and Lax Licensing Boards: A National Map

Following Discovery Of Injuries In Centenarian, Authorities Initiate Investigation Of Abuse At Nursing Home

Nursing Home Spotlight: Collinsville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

DC Nursing Homes: How to Report Abuse or Neglect

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