Nursing Home Abuse Settlement Reported

John Inserra — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:33:39 GMT

Life Care Center of Elkhorn has settled a lawsuit that accused it of neglecting its patients and allowing an elderly woman to lie in her own feces for hours at a time after back surgery.

A patient developed an infection in her wound during her stay at the Life Care Center of Elkhorn that required surgery to reopen her incision and drain the infection and fecal matter in the wound.

Terms of the settlement between Hanzel and Life Care Centers of America of Cleveland, Tenn., were not disclosed.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Inserra

Medical Malpractice Cases

John Inserra — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT

As reported in Reuter's Health Information, Medical Malpractice cases are usually won by the defendant.

When there is any doubt after hearing all the evidence and expert opinions, juries usually return a verdict in favor of the physician, study author Philip G. Peters, from the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Law, said in a statement.
Peters reached this conclusion after conducting an extensive review of studies of malpractice cases from 1989 to 2006. The studies included cases involving all medical specialties and assessed expert medical opinions as well as the merits of the claims.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Inserra

Omaha Personal Injury Lawyer - Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

Nursing Home Abuse Settlement Reported

Medical Malpractice Cases