Tag Archive | "Professional Negligence"
Authorities Ask Judge to Shut Down Area Day Care for Neglect
Day care centers have always been an integral part of our society since the days of two working parents came to the forefront. Running a day care center can be a lucrative business in many respects, but serious problems arise when the level of care provided to children falls below reasonable levels. That appears to [...]
Continue reading...Hospital Employee Gets 10-Month Prison Term for Selling Records
Friday, October 9, 2009
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We posted this summer in regards to the uncovering of an ongoing conspiracy to steal and sell confidential hospital records that were eventually provided to an attorney for solicitation of legal representation. The case has moved along in criminal court, and new roles and parties have been discovered as the investigation continued. The [...]
Continue reading...State Attorney General Orders Review of System for Hiring Caregivers
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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We posted recently regarding a shocking report published by the Sun-Sentinel regarding the number of potentially problematic employees who have been hired to provide care for those who need it around the clock. While the report itself hopefully prompted many who have loved ones in situations of ongoing care, it also seems to have [...]
Continue reading...Eye-Opening Report Should Serve as Warning for Elder Abuse
Monday, September 28, 2009
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South Florida has always been home to a large number of people who want to live their retirement years basking in the weather and everything else that the area has to offer. As the population of both the local area and the country in general ages collectively, more and more needs for managed care [...]
Continue reading...Woman Burned by Laser Hair Removal Treatment
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Generally speaking, hair removal procedures are considered elective in nature and must be paid for by the consumer who chooses to undergo such a procedure. While some customers are ready with cash in hand to move forward, others feel the need to borrow money in order to get through the process as quickly as [...]
Continue reading...Local Day Care Center Sued for Sexual Abuse
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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We live in a society where in many situations, both parents in a home must work, leaving their children in the hands of day care centers until they’re old enough to begin attending school. No parent enjoys the thought of trusting relative strangers to care for their young, but the fact remains that the [...]
Continue reading...More Problems Arise for VA
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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We posted recently about a man who is going to sue the Veteran’s Association (VA) for contracting HIV during a procedure. Only days later, another incident has hit the news, and while this situation does not involve anyone actually suffering from a disease or an injury, the incredibly stressful scare that was a result [...]
Continue reading...Veteran to Sue VA for Contracting HIV
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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It seems that the enormous scare that was spurned by the spread of HIV and AIDS has become an issue of the past given the dearth of coverage in regards to it. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. While being diagnosed as HIV positive is not the all-but certain death [...]
Continue reading...Hospital Employee Caught Selling Patient Information to Attorney
Thursday, August 13, 2009
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The legal profession has a bad reputation with many people for many reasons, and one of them is due to the acts of a few that are covered relentlessly by the media given their egregious nature. Unfortunately, some schemes tend to implicate entire professions, and the federal government has recently uncovered the details of [...]
Continue reading...Woman Gets Second Chance to File Medical Malpractice Claim
Friday, May 29, 2009
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When someone files a lawsuit and it goes to trial, it’s almost always the case that the parties to the suit are bound by the jury’s verdict. The losing party in a civil suit has the option to appeal, but once a case is complete, a plaintiff cannot bring another claim for the same [...]
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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