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Iowa Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of Resident Who Was Having Difficulty Breathing

December 29, 2024

A wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit, the second in recent months, has been filed against an Iowa nursing home for the death of a 58-year-old resident who was admitted just four days prior for rehabilitation following a leg amputation. The family’s lawsuit was filed against Parkridge S[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Wrongful Death Beneficiaries’ Claim Not Subject To Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement For COVID-19- Related Death

June 20, 2024

Background In July 2022, plaintiff Luann Mikoff, as special administrator of the estate of her late mother Bonnie Stone (decedent), filed a complaint against defendants, Unlimited Development, Inc., and Jerseyville Manor, a skilled nursing facility (Facility), alleging that defendants were responsib[...]

New York Appellate Court States Nursing Home Failed To Establish Entitlement To Summary Judgment In Bedsore Case

December 23, 2021

The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its decision dated November 9, 2021 in a nursing home bedsore case: “Since defendant did not meet its initial burden on its summary judgment motion, there is no need to consider the[...]

$12.9M Settlement For Nursing Home And Pharmacy Negligence Leading To Resident’s Death

July 14, 2019

On June 10, 2019, the parties to a Kentucky nursing home negligence wrongful death lawsuit reached a settlement in the amount of $12.9 million for the death of a retired 68-year-old judge who died in the nursing home because the nursing home failed to provide him with antibiotic treatment as ordered[...]

North Carolina Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed For Death Of 98-Year-Old WWII Veteran

July 12, 2018

The family of a 98-year-old World War II Army veteran, who died in the defendant nursing home on January 26, 2017 after screaming in pain for one week as a result of the serious injuries he suffered as a result of a fall at the nursing home, has filed a North Carolina nursing home wrongful […[...]

3 Ohio Nursing Home Aides Indicted For Resident’s Death

May 21, 2018

Earlier this month, an Ohio grand jury indicted three nursing home aides in connection with the death of an elderly resident who wandered off from the nursing home where the aides worked. Four employees of the nursing home were terminated after the incident. The 76-year-old nursing home resident had[...]

Kansas Nursing Home Sued For Resident’s Choking Death

March 18, 2016

During late February 2016, the family of a Kansas nursing home resident who choked to death after being allowed to snack on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, despite being on a restricted diet (pureed foods and thickened liquids only), filed a federal lawsuit against the nursing home and others, f[...]

California Nursing Home Sued Twice In 2015 For Deaths Of Two Residents

September 16, 2015

A California nursing home has been sued twice this year for alleged nursing home negligence leading to the deaths of two residents. The first nursing home wrongful death case was filed on July 31, 2015, after the nursing home death of a 69-year-old man, and the second nursing home wrongful death law[...]

Florida Nursing Home Malpractice Case Alleges Wrongful Death

August 9, 2014

A Florida nursing home negligence case that was filed in July 2014 alleges that the Florida nursing home, its management companies, and two former administrators of the nursing home are responsible for the poor care and the resulting death of the nursing home resident who had lived in the nursing [...]

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