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Holding Nursing Homes Accountable: The Process of Filing a Lawsuit

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Our attorneys have seen firsthand the devastating impact that substandard care can have on nursing home residents and their families. If you or a loved one has suffered abuse or neglect in a nursing home in Delaware,...more

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Alarming Cases of Elder Abuse in NJ Long-Term Care Facilities

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Three employees of two separate New Jersey long-term care facilities were indicted this past month, highlighting grave concerns over resident safety and care standards in such facilities throughout the state....more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Can You Sue for Nursing Home Injuries Due to Falls and Other Accidents?

Abuse and neglect at nursing homes are longstanding problems. Some of the most common nursing home injuries are also among the problems that can leave the families of residents with a lot of questions. ...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Elder Drivers, Driving Privileges and Safer Roads — Do we need regulation?

Senior citizens and driving regulation. Driving a motor vehicle is a privilege and not a right. Driving a vehicle in Florida is legally the operation of a “dangerous instrumentality”. Why? Motor vehicles injure and kill...more

Michigan Auto Law

Senate Bill 1 – All talk on Michigan No-Fault Reform

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Instead of providing specifics, Senate Republicans use Senate Bill 1 to grandstand on auto No-Fault reform - Senate Bill 1 was introduced by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) on Tuesday. But in reality Senate Bill 1 is...more

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Florida Administrative Law Judge Invalidates Governor’s Executive Order Mandating Generators for Senior Housing Facilities

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Last week, an Administrative Law Judge ruled against the governor and state agencies regulating senior housing communities, finding that the controversial emergency order did not address a true emergency and as written was...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Nursing Home Care — Who protects the most vulnerable?

Who protects the elderly citizen? A recent article in Law360 suggested that nursing home claims may rise in the wake of Hurricane Irma and the Hollywood Hills Nursing Home tragedy. The article seemed to downplay the...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Growing Older — Safety Resources & Information

Children and the elderly are most often hurt in avoidable accidents in and around the home. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that about 1.4 million Americans age 65 years and older are treated in...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Seniors and Falls: A Growing, Preventable Problem

The No. 1 cause of injury to U.S. seniors are falls. They happen at unimaginable rates. A member of the elderly population receives treatment in an emergency room every 11 seconds because of a fall. Someone age 75 or older...more

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