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$450K Settlement for Janesville Man Injured by Three-time DUI Offender
A Racine County jury slapped a 3-time drunk driver with a $457,000 guilty verdict for rear-ending and injuring a Janesville man while driving under the influence near Burlington, Wis. According to police reports, Kevin Armstrong, 49, of Delavan, Wis.crashed his Ford F-150 into the rear of Todd Needhams pick-up truck…
Read MoreResident Died of Malnutrition and Dehydration at Manitowoc Facility
The family of an 82-year-old man who died after he suffered severe malnutrition and dehydration at St. Marys at Felician Village has sued the Manitowoc nursing home for wrongful death. The lawsuit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court, claims that administrators and staff were negligent because they failed to provide…
Read MoreMost Vulnerable Americans Protected by Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
Washington, DC – The most vulnerable Americans and their families will no longer be forced to give up their legal rights and sign one-sided mandatory binding arbitration clauses under new legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009, introduced by Sen. Mel…
Read MoreThree-time Drunk Driver Slapped with Hefty Verdict
A Racine County jury slapped a 3-time drunk driver with a $457,000 guilty verdict for rear-ending and injuring a Janesville man while driving under the influence near Burlington, Wis. According to police reports, Kevin Armstrong, 49, of Delavan, Wis.crashed his Ford F-150 into the rear of Todd Needhams pick-up truck…
Read MoreGovernor’s New Jobs Bill Hides Attack On Your Rights
Gov. Walkers Jobs bill gives government handouts to corporations. The so-called Jobs bill chooses corporate profit over people and gives away special favors to special interests. The bill protects nursing homes, manufacturers and health care providers from being held accountable for seriously injuring or killing Wisconsin taxpayers. Frail and vulnerable…
Read MoreFor-Profit Nursing Homes More Likely to Overbill Medicare
For-profit nursing home companies led by Kindred Healthcare Inc. and Sun Healthcare Group Inc. are likelier than non-profit counterparts to overbill Medicare for the costliest services, according to a U.S. government report. Medicare should investigate instances in which companies keep patients longer, charge more for care and classify clients for…
Read MoreProtect The Ones You Love From Road Traffic Injuries
We all want to keep our children safe and secure and help them live to their full potential. Knowing how to prevent leading causes of child injury, like road traffic injuries, is a step toward this goal. Every hour, 150 children between ages 0 and 19 are treated in emergency…
Read MoreVerdict for Victim Hit by Red-light Runner
MILWAUKEE, WI Recently, personal injury lawyer Rich Kalkhoff won a $275,000 verdict on behalf of a Wauwatosa man who was injured in a Milwaukee County auto accident in July of 2005. Joe Cerniglia, 39, stopped at the traffic light at N. 68th Street and W. Bluemound Road in Wauwatosa. While he…
Read MoreNursing Home Resident Strangled by Bed Rail
Jeffrey Pitman – a personal injury lawyer at Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of a Superior man who was found dead in his nursing home room on Christmas day. The resident, a 74-year old male, resided at New Perspectives, a community based…
Read MoreMonth-Long Medication Error Causes Resident’s Stroke
Chippewa Falls, WI Attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a nursing home abuse lawsuit on behalf of a Chippewa Falls man who suffered a stroke after nurses failed to administer Coumadin for a month. The resident, a 71-year-old male, was a resident at Lakeside Health,…
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