A Broward County husband-and-wife have been sentenced to seven years behind bars, following their jury conviction in March for exploitation of the elderly. Our Hollywood elder abuse lawyers know that the pair could have faced up to 30 years in prison. The case highlights an all-too-common phenomenon of elderly financial…
The country’s largest assisted living home chain with ties to Florida recently lost a $23 million lawsuit in which the California plaintiff was found responsible for neglect and abuse of an elderly person. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home abuse lawyers understand that at the heart of this case was the…
A nursing home in Ormond Beach was fined $36,000 for the reportedly poor way it handled allegations of sexual abuse involving an employee against a patient. Our Coral Springs nursing home abuse lawyers know this is a fairly substantial fine, considering that the most serious offenses will typically involve state…
A 68-year-old registered sex offender was arrested recently after reportedly sexually assaulting a quadriplegic man at a Florida nursing home. He is facing a single count of lewd and lascivious battery of an elderly or disabled person, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, per Florida…
Florida lawmakers are seeking to significantly curb plaintiffs’ rights to sue negligent nursing homes, recently advancing the SB 1384, despite the testimony of a woman whose elderly mother was brutally sexually assaulted in 2002. Our North Lauderdale nursing home abuse lawyers recall this decade-old case, as it revealed significant flaws…
A pair of bills – one in the Florida House and one in the Florida Senate – would make it more difficult for you to sue a nursing home that abuse or neglected your loved one, even in cases when that abuse led to serious injury or death. Our Indian…
A jury in California recently awarded the family of an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient a sum of $23 million in punitive damages for elder abuse and wrongful death. Our Palm Beach Gardens nursing home abuse lawyers applaud the victory. Amid a heart-wrenching tragedy, we hope that her loved ones will find…
When ProPublica announced its updated version of Nursing Home Inspect 2.0, media outlets across the country took full advantage of the massive amount of data that had been compiled from the Freedom of Information Act release. Our Oakland Park nursing home abuse attorneys understand that local media in Missouri, Tennessee,…
Sometimes when we talk about improper restraints involving nursing home patients, people’s thoughts immediately go to images of leather straps and people being left unattended for hours. And make no mistake – that happens. But our Boca Raton nursing home abuse lawyers know what is far more common is chemical…
ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization, late last month unveiled the updated version of its nursing home database, Nursing Home Inspect 2.0. Our Coral Springs nursing home abuse lawyers know that choosing a nursing home and then following up on that facility is tough – especially if you aren’t sure…