State disciplines area bank, doctors, others
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:53:44 -0800

Frederick Dressen, Carbondale - physician and surgeon license (036-075922) placed on probation for two years and fined $5000 due to gross negligence and unprofessional conduct in failure to properly diagnose and treat a patient with abdominal pain.

Covington medical center sued for medical malpractice after patient falls off ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:51:52 -0800

Lakeview Regional also is accused of negligence for the failure to implement nursing measures required to monitor Anderson and to implement nursing considerations for a patient receiving narcotic analgesics. The plaintiff is asking for more than ...

The growing problem of elderly care in France
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:30:24 -0800

The shortage of personnel and equipment has inevitably led to cases of abuse and negligence , with varying degrees of severity. Nursing interns, keen to share their experiences and observations, have reported staff absences and lower standards of care, ...

Law Firm Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP Names Three New Partners
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:44:21 -0800

... with significant experience in medical malpractice and professional negligence . During her career at CSH, Hunsucker has worked on a wide range of defense cases involving everything from private practices and hospitals to nursing care facilities.

Las Vegas Injury Lawyers Jack Bernstein and Scott Poisson Announce Victory in ...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:37:32 -0800

Following her fall, Amy consulted with firm partners, Jack Bernstein and Scott Poisson, to pursue a negligence case against the grocery store. (Case number A-09-606063-C filed in the Clark County Courthouse) Bernstein and Poisson, Las Vegas injury ...

Council Bluffs care center fined over gangrene case
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:14:43 -0800

According to state inspectors, the resident's daughter said the physician was furious and a nurse was shocked. State records indicate that a written hospital report on the resident's condition said: This is a case of negligence ; no blood flow to foot.

Two more slain in BR; nine for year
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:23:30 -0800

Bennett graduated from Glen Oaks High School and was taking nursing classes as Louisiana Technical College, Haynes said. He also liked to rap and play practical jokes, she said. He was a vibrant young man, Haynes said. He was full of life and he is ...

Clay Co. couple sues physician for malpractice , negligence
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:14:23 -0800

As a result of the defendant's negligence , Summers sustained bodily injuries; suffered physical pain and mental anguish; sustained disfigurement and deformities; and incurred expenses for doctors, institutional care, hospital care, nursing care, ...

Post-Crescent Watchdog Followup: $1.3M settlement reached in lawsuit over ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:17:52 -0800

Sheila Heino, the ex-wife of Curtis Heino and administrator of his estate, filed a civil complaint in 2009 on behalf of the estate and Heino's children alleging negligence on the part of Outagamie County and a jail nurse . The nurse , Frank Koehler, ...

' Nurses killed my baby'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:50:12 -0800

A rustenburg mother who lost her newborn baby, barely four hours after birth yesterday accused nurses at the Boitekong Medical Centre of negligence . When I gave birth she (the nurse ) was reluctant to help me. I had to scream to get attention.

Patient abuse by nurses extremely rare, experts say
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:54:01 -0800

It's extremely rare for nurses to abuse their patients, experts say, in the wake of a man being charged with sexually assaulting two boys while they were in his care at Alberta Children's Hospital. Drew Robert Legary, 42, was charged with two counts ...

West Virginia Nursing Home Sued for Negligence After Patient Develops ...
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:05:41 -0800

The wife of a former Charleston, WV nursing home patient is suing Genesis Healthcare Corporation for an undisclosed amount, according to The West Virginia Record. West Virginia Nursing Home Sued for Negligence After Patient Develops Decubitus Ulcers ...

Personal Injury Law Firm Launches New Website
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:13:58 -0800

The attorneys hope the information included on the website will help victims of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice , nursing home abuse and civil rights violations discover their options for pursuing compensation for injury-related ...

Your views
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:29:24 -0800

These promises seem to have included reducing our legal recourse in cases of nursing home abuse or manufacturer negligence ; reducing transparency in state government and oversight of tax giveaways to corporations; seizing power from the state ...

Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers Debuts Website for Parents of Young Children With ...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:15:56 -0800

The site is built with a similar question-and-answer format that has made Rosenfeld's Bed Sore FAQ site a leading web resource for those seeking information about bed sores in a nursing home or hospital. Families looking to investigate the ...

Sokolove Law, LLC | Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Leads to $200 Million Award
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:43:47 -0800

by Sokolove Law Staff on Jan 23 2012 A Florida man has been awarded $200 million in a nursing home abuse lawsuit that accused the home's owners of negligence , which resulted in the death of his 92-year-old mother. In October 2004, Elvira Nunziata ...

Coming to his aide
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:24:33 -0800

... a nurse , the principal, physical therapist and Kameryn's parents, have been working to address the parents' request. They are scheduled to meet with the parents today on the issue. "If after any student-involved accident, negligence were to be ...

UMC sued over disposal of fetus
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:06:41 -0800

Jones filed a negligence lawsuit last week in Hinds County Circuit Court against UMC, Hospital Housekeeping Systems, University Hospitals and Clinics, and John Does 1-10. "The defendants' gross negligence , recklessness and outrageous conduct has ...

Volusia County public records for Jan. 31, 2012
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:05:19 -0800

Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, nursing home negligence . marriages: Luis A. De Freitas and Sarah B. Schuller, Deltona; Michael J. Whisenhant and Brandye L. Fussell, Port Orange; Dominick B. Lioto and Dolina M. Lynch, De Land; ...

Shepherd of valley care center v. FULMER
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:50:20 -0800

[P 1] Rebecca K. Fulmer (Fulmer) suffered injuries on two separate dates while working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Shepherd of the Valley Care Center (Shepherd). She submitted worker's compensation claims for both injuries.