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Nursing Home Resident Dies from Poor Nutrition
Injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Oshkosh woman who died after being admitted to an Oshkosh nursing home for a broken arm. The resident, a 96-year-old female, was living independently at her home until she suffered a fall,…
Read MorePreventable Pressure Sore Leads to Resident’s Death
Local Milwaukee injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Oshkosh woman who died after being admitted to an Oshkosh nursing home for a broken arm. The resident, a 96-year-old female, was living independently at her home until she suffered…
Read MoreQuadriplegic Suffers Heat Stroke in Nursing Home Bed
Milwaukee, WI personal injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Jefferson woman who died while in the care of Marian Franciscan, a Milwaukee area nursing home. The resident, a 44-year-old female, was admitted to Marian Franciscan Center for rehabilitation…
Read MoreOft-Cited Nursing Home Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jeffrey Pitman – a Milwaukee injury lawyer and partner of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C. filed a nursing home neglect and wrongful death lawsuit today on behalf of a Milwaukee woman who died from complications after she fell at Mt. Carmel Health and Rehab, a Kindred Healthcare facility. The…
Read MoreDoctor’s Orders Not Followed, Man Loses Leg
Jeffrey Pitman – a Milwaukee injury lawyer and partner at the law office of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Milwaukee man who had to have his leg amputated after nurses failed to treat him at a local nursing home. The resident, a…
Read MoreLawsuit Filed After Police Investigate Nursing Home Death
Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee personal injury lawyer Jeffrey Pitman, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Milwaukee man who died at Christopher East Health Rehabilitation, a Five Star Quality Care facility, in Milwaukee. The resident, a 47-year-old male, was admitted to Christopher East…
Read MoreFighting Tooth & Nail – The Agreement That Kept A Company Alive And Well Part 2 Of 3
Matt Drange/The Times-Standard The following is an article written by Matt Drange as it appeared in the Contra Costa Times on December 29, 2010. Editors note: This is the second in a three-part series looking at the stories behind the class action lawsuit against Skilled Healthcare. In the end, parties…
Read MoreDrop-side Cribs Outlawed
The Consumer Product Safety Commission banned last Wednesday all drop-side cribs after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade. The CPSC voted unanimously to ban the manufacture, sale and resale of the cribs. There will be new standards that will take effect in June….
Read MoreDeath at Milwaukee Construction Site
A member of a renovation crew was killed Tuesday on Milwaukee’s west side when he was struck by a refrigerator his co-workers tossed from the fourth floor of the building they were working on. The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Rafal Mariusz Chmura. According to a police spokesperson, the…
Read MoreAngela Dentice to Head State Attorneys Group
Italian Community Center member and personal injury attorney M. Angela Dentice has taken office as the first woman president of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (WATL). She was installed at the organizations annual installation dinner held this year at the ICC on Friday, Dec. 1. Dentice has been a…
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