Nursing home neglect deaths in New York and nationwide are soaring in a troubling atmosphere of overworked caretakers who are not doing their jobs. Reports of nursing home residents being kept in soiled diapers, suffering from deep bedsores and being subjected to...
Every year in the United States, more than 800,000 people are hospitalized from a slip-and-fall injury. Many of these medical stays are attributed to serious head injuries and hip fractures. A slip, trip or fall can happen virtually anywhere. At home, the workplace or...
It can be hard to ignore a text or phone call. We may feel like, in the age of smartphones, that we must always be immediately available to those trying to reach us. However, some people in the Olean area will try to engage in the dangerous practice of texting and...
No one expects to suffer a serious injury when running their daily errands, but it happens more often than we think. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one million emergency room visits each year stem from slip and falls. Grocery stores are...
In Olean and throughout New York, there are inherent concerns when people in passenger vehicles are sharing the road with large trucks. Due to their sheer size, these vehicles can be intimidating on their own. Other factors can also be problematic including speeding,...
Most residents of western New York would be astounded to learn that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. These same people may also be astounded to learn that the number actions against doctors has declined by almost 60% from April...
Many elderly loved ones live and receive medical care and daily meals all one roof. However, elder neglect often lives under the roofs of nursing homes too. Preventing and addressing this neglect can begin with knowing old age makes people more susceptible to abuse....
Elder abuse has occurred for a long time and is not uncommon, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But abuse has taken place with more frequency against nursing home residents. Victims and their families have the right, however, to pursue...
All three of our partners have again been named to the 2021 Super Lawyers List for Upstate New York. All attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers List in the field of personal injury, representing plaintiffs, counting them among the top 5 percent of attorneys in the...
Victims of slip and fall accidents and other accidents that result from a dangerous or hazardous property condition can suffer extensive injuries. It is generally the case that property owners and possessors may be liable to help victims with their damages in certain...
