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Not Just the Elderly: Adult Victims of Traumatic Brain Injury Are Susceptible to Re-Victimization in Nursing Homes

September 26, 2014

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

In 2011, Julie Henson was working at her Colorado office when co-worker pulled out her chair from under her.  The office prank caused her to fall and hit her head. She may not have thought much of the fall at the time, but later she suffered from headaches, then brain swelling, then a cyst in…

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Billion-Dollar Jury Award In Nursing Home Abuse Case

July 29, 2013

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

A major national nursing home operator, Trans Healthcare Inc., just lost a crucial nursing home neglect case in Florida. The case is noteworthy because of the size of the recent jury verdict: $110 million in compensatory damages and a shocking $1 billion in punitive damages. The case revolves around the 2009 death of Arlene Townsend….

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Judge Upholds $90 Million Jury Award to Family of Victim Neglected by Nursing Home

April 17, 2013

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

What Happened A West Virginia (WV) jury levied a $90.5 million verdict against a Charleston nursing home. A judge recently upheld the vast majority of the jury verdict, according to mcknights.com. The case arose after the death of a nursing home patient in 2009.  The patient’s son sued the nursing home claiming that the negligent treatment…

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Virginia Beach In-Home Care Provider Sentenced For Abuse of Elderly Patient

April 1, 2013

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

A Virginia Beach in-home care provider is found guilty and sentenced to serve time in jail for abuse and neglect of an elderly woman she provided care for. To read the full story, follow the link to “Virginia Beach In-Home Care Provider Sentenced For Abuse of Elderly Patient”.

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Bill Passes West Virginia Senate Capping Damages In Nursing Home Cases at $500,000

March 31, 2013

Blog, Nursing Home Abuse

The West Virginia Senate just passed a bill that placed a $500,000 cap on the amount of noneconomic damages that a plaintiff can collect from suing a nursing home in the state. To learn more, read the full story here… “West Virginia Senate Passes Bill To Cap Damages Paid By Nursing Homes“ CA

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