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Another Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence Lawsuit Against Good Samaritan and Former Aides

In a recent nursing home abuse case that our attorneys at Lebowitz and Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers discussed in a blog, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota, was sued, after nursing home residents were reportedly subjected to a pattern of nursing home abuse over a period…

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White House Honors Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In Washington D.C. this Tuesday, the White House honored the 5th annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, that was launched in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and global organizations as a direct response to the growing problem of elder abuse and neglect around…

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Family of 100-year old Nursing Home Resident files Wrongful Death Suit Against Home

A wrongful death lawsuit has recently been brought against Brandon Woods of Dartmouth nursing home, by the family of Elizabeth W. Barrow, a 100-year old resident of the facility who was allegedly strangled to death last year by her roommate, who was 98-years old. Barrow reportedly shared a room with…

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Nursing Home Aide Steals Drug By Licking Painkiller Patch on Resident’s Back

Our Baltimore, Maryland attorneys have been following the recent nursing home news, that a nurse’s assistant at an Illinois nursing home has been charged with aggravated battery for removing medication from a patch on the back of an incapacitated resident—engaging in nursing home abuse for personal drug use. According to…

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Elder Abuse and Negligence and the Role of Court Guardianship

Our nursing home injury attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland have been reading about a recent investigation in Arizona, where the question of guardianship is being raised after allegations of elder abuse have surfaced in a home. According to ABC15, Gloria Horrigan’s daughter Clair was having a difficult time caring for her…

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Jury Demands Nursing Home Pays $28 Million in Punitive Damages for Elder Abuse Case

In a recent nursing home injury blog, our Washington D.C.-based attorneys reported on a current case in Northern California, where a nursing home is being accused of recklessly poor resident care and nursing home negligence, leading to the wrongful death of Frances Tanner, a Stockton native. On Wednesday of this…

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Senate Pushes Reform After Alleged Nursing Home Abuse in Veterans Home

Our Maryland Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys recently wrote a blog about a series of violent elder abuse incidents that occurred in Veterans nursing homes in the state of Texas, as published in the Dallas Morning News. The Dallas newspaper has recently reported that after publishing the articles last month, legislators…

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Jury Delivers Elder Abuse Verdict—Nursing Home to Pay $1.1 Million for Wrongful Death

As Washington D.C. Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorneys, we have been following a recent case of elder abuse, where a Sacramento County Superior Court jury found a nursing home guilty for the 2005 wrongful death of a Northern California resident. Frances Tanner, a former administrative worker who had been…

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Nursing Home Falls and Injury in Veterans State Homes

In a recent blog, our Washington D.C.-based Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys discussed the prevalence of violent elder abuse incidents including nursing home falls occurring in seven veterans homes in the state of Texas, as reported by the Dallas Morning News. According to the state’s Department of Aging and Disability Services,…

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Investigations of Elder Abuse at State Veterans Home

As Maryland Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys, we have been following a recent story from the Dallas Morning News, covering nursing home abuse incidents and allegations surrounding seven veterans nursing homes in Texas that are state-owned. According to the article, regulators have repeatedly found abuse and neglect problems in the Texas…

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