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Subsantial 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…

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Resident 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…

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Most 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…

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Governor’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…

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Nursing 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…

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Month-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,…

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Nursing 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,…

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Preventable 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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Quadriplegic Suffers Heat Stroke in Nursing Home Bed

Milwaukee, WI personal injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Jefferson woman who died while in the care of Marian Franciscan, a Milwaukee area nursing home. The resident, a 44-year-old female, was admitted to Marian Franciscan Center for rehabilitation…

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Oft-Cited Nursing Home Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Jeffrey Pitman –  a Milwaukee injury lawyer and partner of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C. filed a nursing home neglect and wrongful death lawsuit today on behalf of a Milwaukee woman who died from complications after she fell at Mt. Carmel Health and Rehab, a Kindred Healthcare facility. The…

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