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Physical abuse is often the most easy-to-detect form of neglect and abuse in a nursing home. This form of abuse occurs when a nursing home worker inflicts bodily harm, pain, or suffering on a resident. While there can be many different signs of physical abuse to elders, some of the more common ones… Read more
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Emotional abuse is one of the most difficult forms of nursing home abuse to detect and remedy. This kind of abuse is when a worker degrades, threatens, neglects, or causes other psychological suffering to a resident. Emotional abuse often comes in the form of neglect, which is when an employee or… Read more
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Elder abuse is a tragic and unthinkable reality for many older adults in the U.S. As the aging population grows, so does the risk of seniors being taken advantage of, neglected, or mistreated. When an older loved one lives in a nursing home or long-term care facility, their family trusts the… Read more
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[Tampa, FL] – A Hillsborough County jury awarded the family of a young minor a $8,154,350.75 verdict for the injuries he sustained while visiting the amusement park, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Represented by Morgan & Morgan attorneys Paul Fulmer, Grant Gillenwater, Bora Kayan and Megan Tiralosi,… Read more
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Although it’s difficult to consider, elders are victims of rape and sexual abuse more often than you may think. According to a 2017 report from the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 2% of nursing home residents have reported sexual abuse, while 70% of cases go unreported.Elder rape and sexual… Read more
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As one of the most vulnerable populations, nursing home residents depend on staff to meet their daily needs, including adequate nutrition and hydration. Unfortunately, malnutrition and dehydration are alarmingly common forms of nursing home abuse and neglect. These preventable conditions… Read more
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Whether you are a home, condo, or business owner, you have rights:
• Within 90 days of claim submission, your insurance company must pay or deny your claim (unless the insurer’s failure is caused by factors beyond the insurer’s control).
• If your insurance company denies or delays… Read more
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When business is forced to temporarily close down due to events outside the owner’s control — like a public crisis or natural disaster — it can be devastating. Many businesses wouldn’t survive this kind of interruption without a business interruption insurance policy.
But getting that interruption… Read more
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If you’re a business owner whose business has lost revenue due to government-ordered shutdowns or a health-crisis related slowdown, you may be considering filing a business interruption claim. If you are, you may have also encountered a whole raft of terms and concepts relating to business… Read more
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If your business has recently been forced to suspend normal operations due to a national disaster or public health crisis, you may have suffered serious revenue loss. Whether you were forced to close completely by government order, or whether your workers couldn’t come in, or whether customers just… Read more
