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The damages available to victims of elder abuse and dependent care abuse in long term care facilities such as nursing homes, or even in assisted living facilities and home health care situations, are similar to those available in traditional personal injury or medical malpractice claims; however, there are some important differences and additional remedies are often available.
→ Read MoreA Georgia jury awarded the family of an 80 year old man who died in a nursing home in which the multi-millionaire owners bilked the Medicare and Medicaid systems to purchase luxury homes and cars – letting nursing home patients go hungry, thirsty and without proper care. It’s a horrific story, but an issue that is reported more and more frequently.
→ Read MoreNeil Armstrong made history as the first person to walk on the moon. Evidence that he died because of medical malpractice should be a wake-up call that no family is insulated from the reality that medical mistakes claim lives.
→ Read MoreCancer victims who attribute their disease to the lifelong use of talcum powder have obtained substantial jury verdicts against Johnson & Johnson.
→ Read MoreWhen a South Carolina health care provider injures a patient through medical negligence, the patient can sue in court for medical malpractice. Medical malpractice is an avenue for injured patients to obtain relief for the negligence of health care providers.
→ Read MoreA health care professional commits medical malpractice when she provides substandard medical care that results in injury to or the death of her patient. To win a medical malpractice case, you must show that the health care professional owed you a duty of care, that they breached this duty of care through their medical negligence, and that this negligence caused your injury.
→ Read MoreIn many states, in order for a minor (anyone under the age of 18) to file a claim in Court, the claim must be filed through a Guardian Ad Litem.
→ Read MoreIf you suffered an injury because your doctor was found careless, negligent, or unprofessional, you will be compensated for the harm you suffered. The compensation is called damages. Damage awards are either compensatory and/or punitive. Click this link for articles and FAQ answers to questions about malpractice lawsuits.
→ Read MoreDoctors who arrive at an accident site are generally called “first responders” and are given high protection against medical malpractice suits. Most of the time, a first responder at the scene of the accident will be a member of an ambulance crew, a firefighter, or an emergency medical technician, but if a doctor is also among this initial team, they will get the same protections.
→ Read MoreLegal malpractice is a civil suit that you may bring when your attorney breaches his legal duty to you. In order to prevail in an attorney malpractice civil suit, the burden is on you, as the plaintiff, to prove the required elements of your case. Those required elements are set under state tort law rules in the location where you live.
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