Category: General

There are over one million reports of elder abuse by nursing home staff each year in the United States. This number is growing rapidly due to the expansion of the elder population. Approximately 34 million people who are now over the age of 65 need assisted living services. According to numerous studies reported by the National Center for Elder Abuse, the most common type of elder abuse is the general neglect of basic needs. The second most common type is intentional abuse including physical, mental and sexual abuse.

General neglect occurs when the staff has a lack of interest for the well being of the elderly. This form of neglect can also lead to more serious forms of disorders such as bed sores. Bed sores are ulcers caused by a constant amount of pressure on a specific area of the body. Bed sores vary in severity, often first appearing as persistent red areas on the skin. If left untreated, these sores can develop ulcers that reach the muscle, bone or tendon. The elderly have a higher risk of developing bed sores due to thin skin, malnutrition and poor circulation. This type of neglect is easily preventable, but reversing the damage becomes increasingly difficult if bed sores are left untreated.

When faced with nursing home abuse and/or nursing home negligence, residents and family members are often left feeling confused and angry over the violation of trust by these facilities. Consulting our attorneys who specialize in uncovering elder abuse can help you regain your power by protecting your legal rights.

Your ability to recover damages and the amount of your recovery will depend in large part on the strength and reputation of the law firm you select to handle your case.

Everyone trusts that the manufacturers of medical products like pacemakers, defibrillators, heart valves, knee replacements and arterial stents, make their products safe for our bodies. In most cases, medical products perform as expected and last for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately, in some cases, these products malfunction, break or erode, resulting in serious injury or death to the patient.

Our firm believes that the makers of dangerous and defective medical devices or defective medical products should be held accountable for their negligent and sometimes willful behavior. We have a national reputation for our work involving implantable medical devices. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a defective medical device, please contact us.

Your ability to recover damages and the amount of your recovery will depend in large part on the strength and reputation of the law firm you select to handle your case.

Medical malpractice as well as serious accidents can cause catastrophic brain and spinal injuries, resulting in permanent injury or premature death. We work with experienced medical experts and life-care planners to insure that the full extent of these injuries can be proven, and a maximal recovery attained. These types of cases are vigorously defended even under circumstances evidencing clear liability, as defendants and their insurance carriers strive to pay as little as possible to rid themselves of these often significant value claims. When medical malpractice is the cause of a brain or spinal injury, you should know that the filing of a medical malpractice lawsuit needs to be accompanied by the formal declaration of an appropriately-credentialed expert confirming a lack of due care on the part of a physician or hospital (or both), and a confirmation that said lack of due care caused harm.

Medical malpractice cases are also unique in that they must be filed within 2 years from the date of the alleged malpractice – although some exceptions do apply. Another unique feature of medical malpractice cases in Texas is a “cap” on non-economic damages of $250,000, which is dramatically unfair when you consider how brain or spinal-injured persons in particular can be resigned to a lifetime of suffering as a result of negligent medical care. Unfortunately, whether you are harmed for life or even killed by medical malpractice in Nevada, your compensation for non-economic damages is capped at $250,000.

You should also know that in this age of tort reform and (false) claims of an epidemic of “frivolous” lawsuits against medical providers (perpetrated by the insurance industry), these cases are vigorously defended and extremely difficult to win at trial, with recent statistics reflecting that only 14% of all medical malpractice cases taken to trial result in verdicts for injured plaintiffs. These are not easy cases, and the potential for meaningful financial recovery is often limited, meaning not every case is capable of being pursued. Nevertheless, obtaining compensation is often a secondary consideration in these cases to obtaining justice or protecting others from similar wrongdoing. We understand that, which is why we continue to pursue select medical malpractice cases despite the numerous obstacles to recovery referenced above. If you or someone you love has suffered a brain or spinal injury as a result of medical malpractice or other type of injury, let us know.