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Case in Point
Nursing home resident falls, suffering orthopedic injuries
The resident alleged that the home allowed an uncertified aide to neglect her and violated its own policies on incident reporting, covering up documents related to the fall. The jury awarded more than $7 million, including $5 million in punitive damages. Fugate v. Hillcrest Nursing Home of Corbin, Inc.
News
- Delirium can cause death or dementia in elderly, but many doctors miss it
Courtney L. Davenport - Goldman Sachs's 'mistake' admission won't help investor suits, plaintiff attorneys say
Courtney L. Davenport
Verdicts & Settlements
Medicine
- Patient paralyzed after doctors fail to diagnose cervical epidural abscess
- Hospital, doctor fail to rule out infection before releasing kidney stone patient
Podiatry
Decisions
Banking
Dentistry
Articles
- Research shows nurse anesthetists' safety record is similar to anesthesiologists'
- New brain scan can diagnose autism in adults
- Spinal test may help predict Alzheimer's
- Internal medicine, primary care fail to attract the best U.S. med students
- New classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis could lead to earlier diagnosis
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