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“When I first submitted my info, I had no expectations of what results looked like. I only knew that this was something that needed to be pursued. I appreciate Sangas’s encouragement and Terrence’s steady guidance. You guys delivered and if anyone comes across my path in need, I will certainly send them your way. Again, thank you, Team!!! Sincerely, Kevin…
When you represent the injured our investigation always begins with the medical records. That sometimes means a battle with health care providers to provide the records. It’s not uncommon for patients, their family members, or estate representatives to get the run around, be ignored, or simply lied to about whether the law allows them to provide the records. When this…
I’ve represented thousands of family members in lawsuits against nursing homes. I’ve sued nursing homes in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Orlando, Tampa, even as far south as Miami. During the course of every first conversation I always ask the family how did you decide on that specific nursing home? Typically, the answer is they were referred by the Social Services person…
In 2007 Medicare reported more than 250,000 cases of preventable bedsores. To put that in real world context, 7 percent of acute care patients will develop a bedsore according to the International Expert Wound Care Advisory Panel. Medicare estimates that 8.9% of NURSING HOME residents will develop one. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel is widely considered the leading organization…
Many people will be shocked to learn the leading cause of death at nursing homes is not heart attacks, strokes or even Alzheimer’s. It’s in fact infections. Infections are the leading cause of death and complications for nursing home residents. The troubling news is a recent five-year study suggests the problem is only getting significantly worse. The lead study author…
The Kennedy Terminal Ulcer is considered an unavoidable skin breakdown or skin failure that occurs as part of the dying process. Research is limited but the literature suggests that Kennedy Terminal Ulcers are typically pear-shaped, red/yellow/black, similar in appearance to an abrasion, and tend to occur suddenly in the sacral/coccygeal region not long before death. The skin breakdown in the…
After a serious on the job injury too many lawyers and clients have been conditioned to believe a worker is only entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. While that may sometimes be the case, it’s not always. Unfortunately for workers in Florida the vast majority of worker’s compensation and personal injury attorneys do not have a clear understanding of the situations…
In our law practice, we have dealt with hundreds of nursing home abuse and neglect cases throughout their state of Florida. In the last decade, nursing homes have become more reluctant to settle cases prior to litigation for two reasons. First, many are now paying settlements from their own operating revenue. Second, as I will discuss later many of the…