Understanding the Basics: Spinal Cord Injury
What is a Spinal Cord Injury? The spinal cord is a soft bundle of nerve fibers and associated tissue running from the base of the brain down to the...
Read moreHidden Cameras Lead to Arrests for Nursing Home Neglect
This post originally appeared in the Legal Examiner 17 nursing home employees were charged with neglect after hidden cameras recorded a shocking pattern of staff neglecting a 56-year-old Huntington’s...
Read moreWhat to Expect: Stages of a Personal Injury Claim
Every person’s case is different: this is a general overview of D’Amore Law Group’s process. 1. Choose an experienced, reputable law firm. Insurance companies often try to settle injury...
Read moreMedicare Ratings to Address Chronic Understaffing in Nursing Homes
Many nursing homes are so understaffed that they may be inherently endangering their patients. It’s become such a chronic problem that Medicare is making changes to its five-star rating...
Read moreThree Reasons Construction Workers Get Hurt
Thanks to the labor movement and Occupational Health Safety Administration (OSHA), on-the-job deaths in the U.S. are down 67 percent since 1970. However, there are still dangers, specifically in...
Read moreAllstate learns a $22 million-dollar lesson: the story of a bad faith lawsuit
This week, Allstate Insurance settled a bad faith claim for 22 million dollars. The settlement, the largest bad-faith settlement in Pennsylvania history, is important because Allstate may finally be...
Read moreSoccer Players file a Class Action Lawsuit against FIFA for Brain Injuries
A group of parents and soccer players has filed a class-action lawsuit in United States District Court in California against the Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), as well...
Read moreHow a doctor + a camera = $190 million dollars – Part 2
Part 2 of a 2-part series that originally appeared in the Legal Examiner. The real cost of a lawsuit Sex abuse cases are very difficult for victims – and...
Read moreHow a doctor + a camera = $190 million dollars – Part 1
This post originally appeared in the Legal Examiner. The Background Dr. Nikita Levy had been a gynecologist for Johns Hopkins for 25 years when one of his colleagues noticed...
Read moreAlmost 90% of Elder Abuse Cases Have this in Common
Elder abuse: intentional mistreatment that causes harm, or creates a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable elder. Experts agree that elderly women are abused at a higher rate...
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