Posts tagged negligence

• Your negligence in a car accident may affect the jury award

  Beth Janicek | September 24, 2009 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the biggest issues arising after a car accident is determining who is to blame. Sometimes it is obvious who was at fault, i.e. another driver runs a red-light and hits your car. While in...

• Bill Would Allow Military Personnel to Sue for Medical Malpractice

  Beth Janicek | May 20, 2009 11:10 AM | 5 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Legislation that would enable military service members to sue the government for medical malpractice is moving closer to becoming law. The House Judiciary Subcommittee approved Carmelo Rodriguez...

• $11 Million Verdict in Assisted Living Case

  Beth Janicek | March 31, 2009 10:11 AM | 2 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  An Arizona jury awarded $11 million, the largest verdict ever awarded against an assisted living facility in the United States, to the widow of a 36-year-old man with a traumatic brain injury who...

• Life Care Center Faces Manslaughter Charges

  Beth Janicek | March 18, 2009 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  On the morning of Aug. 17, 2004, Julia McCauley, 74, rolled her wheelchair out the front doors of the Life Care Center of Acton, and tumbled down a flight of stairs. She died a short time...

• 89 Year Old Alzheimer’s Patient Freezes to Death

  Beth Janicek | March 05, 2009 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  The family of an 89 year old nursing home resident suffering from Alzheimer’s has filed a lawsuit against the facility in connection with her death on February 5th. The family of Sarah...

• Falls and the Elderly

  Beth Janicek | November 10, 2008 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  The New York Times has an interesting article regarding falls and the elderly. The article discusses how devastating a fall can be for an elderly person but also how important it is for the medical...

• A Follow Up On Nursing Homes Making Money While Providing Less Care

  Beth Janicek | October 06, 2008 6:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Last week I blogged on Nursing Homes Making Money While Providing Less Care. I am following up today with a Memorandum Report: 'Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies and Complaints which describes the...

• Medicare Stops Paying for Medical Errors

  Beth Janicek | October 02, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In August our topic was on surgeries and I posted on Medical Errors that should not happen but unfortunately still do. Medicare has now implemented a list of “never events” they will no...

• Never Say Never: Medical Errors That Should Never Happen, But Still Do

  Beth Janicek | September 05, 2008 11:43 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about a San Antonio woman whose doctors performed knee surgery on her good knee. Needless to say this unfortunate event is a very serious medical error, so much so it...