Nursing Home Abuse
Roberta Murphy: She Left Her Nursing Home With Infected Bed Sore And Later Died
Milwaukee, WI A woman who suffered from a Stage 4 decubitus ulcer received a settlement after receiving care from a Milwaukee area home health company. Attorney Jeffrey Pitman of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C. settled the case on behalf of a home health patient who was cared for by…
Read MoreAbsent Safety Railing Leads to Death of Elderly Woman
Richard Kalkhoff, an accident lawyer at the law offices of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a settlement on behalf of a Stevens Point woman who died at a long term care facility after her wheelchair fell off a handicapped accessible ramp. The Plaintiff exited the main doorway of the…
Read MoreSubsantial Settlement in Nursing Home Case
Milwaukee personal injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C. settled a nursing home neglect case on behalf of an 82-year-old New Berlin woman who suffered a significant injury to her lower leg while at Mitchell Manor, a Milwaukee area nursing home. The resident was admitted to Mitchell…
Read MoreResident Died of Malnutrition and Dehydration at Manitowoc Facility
The family of an 82-year-old man who died after he suffered severe malnutrition and dehydration at St. Marys at Felician Village has sued the Manitowoc nursing home for wrongful death. The lawsuit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court, claims that administrators and staff were negligent because they failed to provide…
Read MoreMost Vulnerable Americans Protected by Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
Washington, DC – The most vulnerable Americans and their families will no longer be forced to give up their legal rights and sign one-sided mandatory binding arbitration clauses under new legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009, introduced by Sen. Mel…
Read MoreGovernor’s New Jobs Bill Hides Attack On Your Rights
Gov. Walkers Jobs bill gives government handouts to corporations. The so-called Jobs bill chooses corporate profit over people and gives away special favors to special interests. The bill protects nursing homes, manufacturers and health care providers from being held accountable for seriously injuring or killing Wisconsin taxpayers. Frail and vulnerable…
Read MoreNursing Home Resident Strangled by Bed Rail
Jeffrey Pitman – a personal injury lawyer at Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of a Superior man who was found dead in his nursing home room on Christmas day. The resident, a 74-year old male, resided at New Perspectives, a community based…
Read MoreMonth-Long Medication Error Causes Resident’s Stroke
Chippewa Falls, WI Attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a nursing home abuse lawsuit on behalf of a Chippewa Falls man who suffered a stroke after nurses failed to administer Coumadin for a month. The resident, a 71-year-old male, was a resident at Lakeside Health,…
Read MoreNursing Home Resident Dies from Poor Nutrition
Injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Oshkosh woman who died after being admitted to an Oshkosh nursing home for a broken arm. The resident, a 96-year-old female, was living independently at her home until she suffered a fall,…
Read MorePreventable Pressure Sore Leads to Resident’s Death
Local Milwaukee injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Oshkosh woman who died after being admitted to an Oshkosh nursing home for a broken arm. The resident, a 96-year-old female, was living independently at her home until she suffered…
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