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NURSING HOME FALL CASE
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Our client was discharged from Jackson County Memorial Hospital and admitted to a local nursing home in Altus, Oklahoma for rehabilitation. Our client was admitted to the nursing home for thirty days in order to regain his strength so he could return home.
The nursing home did a fall assessment and determined that our client was at risk of falling. Yet the nursing home did not take any measures to protect the resident. He fell several times over a thirty-five day period and ultimately fractured his hip.
We sued the nursing home for failing to institute fall precautions. The case settled at mediation. Please see our Nursing Home Negligence page for more information.
The nursing home did a fall assessment and determined that our client was at risk of falling. Yet the nursing home did not take any measures to protect the resident. He fell several times over a thirty-five day period and ultimately fractured his hip.
We sued the nursing home for failing to institute fall precautions. The case settled at mediation. Please see our Nursing Home Negligence page for more information.
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AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT
Monday, October 6, 2008
Insurance companies always want to settle your case for the least amount possible. It is our job to aggressively pursue your case in order to obtain the highest possible settlement or verdict. In some cases, insurance companies will not make a fair settlement offer until just before trial. We settled a case last week where the defendants initial offer was $20,000. We rejected the offer and continued to prepare for trial. Three days prior to trial, the defendants increased their settlement offer to $150,000. The case ultimately settled. Please see our automobile practice page for more information.
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Although medical professionals are required by law to exercise the utmost care, skill and diligence when treating their patients, it is estimated that over 90,000 people every year are either injured or killed due to physician or nurse error. 
When workers are injured, employers and their workers compensation insurance carrier are responsible for providing those employees with the medical care they need as quickly as possible. 
If you are disabled, and can no longer work, the federal government offers disability payments to individuals who qualify under the Social Security Disability Insurance plan. 
