Category: Abuse and Neglect

Non-delegable Duty

In a nursing home neglect case, the jury heard the evidence and provided a $19 million verdict to compensate the resident and family for the wrongful death. The case specifically targeted the facility, the two different operators, and two corporate owners for neglect and corporate malfeasance.  However, after posttrial motions, the judge allowed two corporate

Next Steps Healthcare Settlement

Next Steps Healthcare operates 14 nursing home facilities in Massachusetts and was co-owned by Damien Dell’Anno and William Stephan. The company has allegations of failing to properly staff nursing homes causing neglect and harm. Complaints and referrals from the Department of Public Health resulted in the years-long investigation of the Next Steps. Attorney General Andrea

Resident-resident elder mistreatment (RREM) study

Researchers found a one-month condition of all RREM types of 20% in a large-scale resident-resident elder mistreatment (RREM) study. The researchers studied a sample of 2,011 residents from 10 facilities in New York. The study found verbal aggression to be most common at 9%, physical aggression at 5%, other forms of mistreatment at 5%, and

“He’s still human”

The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the tragic case of a wheelchair-bound vulnerable adult was locked outside of the Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home all night. The incident began when the resident became upset with the new policy that prevented residents from smoking anywhere outside the building. The man reportedly told the staff, “I’m getting the

$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

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