Nursing homes have a duty to protect residents from injuries. Elderly individuals and their families trust staff members at these homes to keep them safe. When staff members betray this trust through nursing home abuse and neglect, accidents and serious injuries can...
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Spinal Cord Injury Symptoms
It is important to understand the signs and symptoms that can indicate you have sustained a spinal cord injury after an accident. Handling this serious type of injury incorrectly can result in more damage to the spinal cord and, ultimately,...
Read MoreSecondhand Asbestos Exposure for Families
Mesothelioma does not just affect those who worked in shipyards, factories or other locations known for containing asbestos fibers. Every year, more reports of mesothelioma in spouses, children and siblings of those who worked or are working near asbestos appear all over the world. Those working in these high-risk industries unknowingly brought these toxic fibers home with...
Read MoreScaffold and Ladder Falls at Construction Sites
By DC law, building owners and contractors must secure any ladders, scaffolds, corresponding equipment and other objects to prevent scaffold and ladder falls and causing construction accidents. Workers who are injured by equipment failure or involved in scaffold or ladder accidents have...
Read MoreAccidents Caused by Driver Error
While some truck accidents and car wrecks can be caused by circumstances out of your control, such as dangerous car defects and bad weather, many Washington, D.C. accidents are the results of driver error. All drivers must act responsibly to prevent these accidents, but any motorist can make a negligent mistake caused by distractions, reckless driving or inexperience....
Read MoreNursing Home Abuse Lawsuits
Living in nursing homes may make some residents feel as if they must do what they are told without exercising their rights for fear of retaliation. However, this is simply not true as nursing home abuse often occurs. Educating your family member...
Read MoreMotor Vehicle Defects
Everyone knows that a variety of factors can cause car accidents. From texting while driving to other forms of driver error, car accidents seem to be a common occurrence throughout Maryland. However, there is another growing cause of accidents across the nation—vehicle defects...
Read MoreMetro WMATA Subway Accidents
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is a transit service funded by the DC government. The WMATA oversees both the rapid transit service known as the “Metro” under the Metrorail brand and a fixed-route bus service under the Metrobus brand. While these mass transit systems are beneficial to residents and vacationers traveling in...
Read MoreMedication Errors in Nursing Homes
One of the most important responsibilities of nursing home staff is making sure that residents receive the proper medication. Many elderly residents may need several different medicines at many different times of the day. Nurses and other healthcare professionals are in charge of administering these...
Read MoreMedical Malpractice FAQ
Medical malpractice is a complex area of law, especially since doctors may not tell their patients when something goes wrong. Many victims have questions, both about what happened to cause their injuries and what to do next. At Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP, our medical malpractice attorneys have been helping victims nationwide for more...
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