Nursing Home Neglect and Medical Malpractice
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, a study found that 44% of nursing home residents report abuse and 95% report neglect of themselves or other residents within the past year. Of the abuse that is being reported in nursing homes – 29% is physical abuse; 21% is psychological abuse; 14% is gross neglect; 7% is sexual abuse; 7% is financial exploitation; and 22% is resident-to-resident abuse. Another study found that more than 50% of nursing home staff report mistreating residents within the past year.
Pursuing a Psychiatric Malpractice Claim
Like anywhere else, America has its fair share of people who seek mental medical help. Thousands and thousands of people across the nation seek treatment each year.
Risk Management and Medical Malpractice
It is projected that the health care employment sector, employment will increase 19% from 2014 to 2024, adding about 2.3 million new jobs, which is more rapid than the average for all occupations considering policy killing jobs and high taxes are in effect and making this recession last much longer than it should have. Occupations in health care will add more jobs than any other industry but the job growth here would be much greater if the ACA was never passed and America was kinder to the private sector.
Drunk Driving and Personal Injury
One of the biggest problems in the United States is drunk driving. Nearly 30 people die every year in an automobile accident that involved a driver drinking alcohol. That means that there is approximately one death every 48 minutes. According to the CDC, there were 9,967 deaths caused by driving crashes that involve alcohol in […]
Residential Property and Premises Liability
In a recent article in the New York Times, whether by choice or by circumstance, millions of Americans are renting rather than buying homes. According to the Rental Protection Agency, the United States has approximately 110,000,000 renters and approximately 23,000,000 landlords. There are more than 2,600 new renters every day. And, according to the New […]
Workplace Fatalities on the Rise
Workers in New York have faced a higher-than-normal risk of dying on-the-job in recent years. In fact, New York Daily News recently released a troubling report indicating that the number of workplace deaths across all industries in the city in 2014 was the highest it has been in six years. The increase was dramatic, with […]
New York Personal Injury Law Firm Takes a Closer Look at Elevator Accidents
Some may recall the tragic elevator accident that happened in New York City on New Year’s Eve of 2015. According to News Max, a 25-year-old man was crushed to death by a falling elevator at around midnight. The deceased victim was in a building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He heroically shoved a woman out […]
Medical errors, IT problems and the role of apologies
While New York is not one of the states that gives protection to medical professionals who apologize for a medical error, some facilities and practitioners around the country have noted that saying “I’m sorry” often reduces the risk of a lawsuit. In the past, the more common practice has been denial, but apologizing is becoming more common.
Reports Suggest Strong Building Forecasts for 2016
Around the country, there have been some favorable forecasts for the construction industry. According to ENR online, there is currently a strong demand for construction throughout the U.S. But there are also some significant construction booms going on in local economies. A July report from the Wall Street Journal shows an increased demand for construction […]
Hospital operator pays out millions for malpractice
NYC Health + Hospitals, a public benefit corporation that operates several clinics and public hospitals in New York City, paid out $124 million to plaintiffs in medical malpractice complaints in 2015. The total amount that it paid was a drop from the $133 million that it paid to injured patients in 2014. However, medical malpractice claims against the organization rose from 536 to 552 in 2015.