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Attorney Perry Shuttlesworth represented family in wrongful death case In May 2013, the Circuit Court of Blount County, Alabama released a record $5 million Order of Final Judgment (Civil Action Number CV-2011-900016.00) in a wrongful death truck accident that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old mother. The final judgment represented over two years of...

A great deal of attention is focused on preventing nursing home abuse at the hands of staff members. In a country where at least five million nursing home residents are abused each year, stopping nursing home staff from harming vulnerable seniors should be a top priority. Preventing abuse by caregivers is not enough to keep seniors safe. Nursing...

Approximately one out of 10 seniors within the United States will make a report after being abused. This includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, or neglect. As dramatic as this statistic is, the situation is actually worse. McKnights indicates there are around 22 incidents of abuse that go unreported for every incident of abuse that actually...

The weather is getting warmer, which means new risks for residents of nursing homes.  In one tragic incident, for example, a man who was in a wheelchair was left outside in the sun for so long he died.  Fox News reported on the circumstances which resulted in the death of the elderly nursing home resident. Nursing...

Nursing homes are cited by health department inspectors when the nursing homes fail to live up to basic safety rules and regulations. When a nursing home receives a citation for a problem, the expectation is that the facility will take steps to correct the issue so vulnerable seniors in their care will not continue to...

Many people have become aware nursing home abuse is a common problem and know they need to look for signs of abuse when visiting friends or relatives in a nursing care facility. The problem, however, is people focus primarily on physical abuse or neglect. While physical abuse like hitting, burning, or pushing is very common, and...

Many people visit nursing homes to see family, to volunteer, or even to perform services like hair cutting or entertaining. If you visit a nursing home for any reason, you should be mindful of the way the seniors are being treated and you should be on the lookout for signs of nursing home abuse. There...

Nursing home abuse is far more common than anyone likes to think about, especially as it often becomes necessary for a senior to move into a nursing care facility as a result of the aging process. WIAT reports 44 percent of 2,000 nursing home residents who were interviewed said they had been abused and 95 percent...

Nursing home neglect and abuse are devastating to seniors, who depend upon a nursing facility to provide them with the care they need. Unfortunately, many seniors and their families are prevented from filing civil lawsuits against nursing homes because admissions papers signed when entering facilities have binding arbitration clauses. These arbitration clauses can make it...

After being admitted to a nursing home facility in April of 2014, a 79-year-old man sustained three separate fall injuries. His guardians believe that the nursing home is to blame for the falls, which have had a serious impact on the elderly man's health. According to Cook County Record, the man's guardians have filed a...