Physical abuse can be as extreme as assault and battery or rape – or may consist of forced restraint, either by mechanical or chemical means (such as administration of psycho-pharmaceutical drugs not authorized by a doctor). Emotional abuse may include insults, humiliation, threats, and attempts to frighten the resident; it can also be a crime […]
Brain injuries or, specifically, traumatic brain injuries (“TBI”) are devastating injuries that can have permanent and severe consequences to the recipient. These injuries can range from “mild” and are not diagnosed to “severe” that can permanently disable a person and reduce the life expectancy. Brain and/or traumatic brain injuries can occur from car/truck/motorcycle accidents, falls, medical care, tumors, infections, strokes, hypoxia […]
Filing Claims Within the Statutes of Limitation When you learn a loved one has been the victim of elder abuse or nursing home abuse, you may not know how to react. Many people feel angry or betrayed, or they want to hold the abuser accountable but do not know how. At the law offices of […]
Birth injuries are some of the most complex and damaging types of injuries arising from the provision of medical care. These types of injuries usually arise from a lack of oxygen to the brain of the child or from the trauma of the delivery. The injuries that result are devastating to not only the baby but […]
Birth injuries are some of the most complex and damaging types of injuries arising from the provision of medical care. These types of injuries usually arise from a lack of oxygen to the brain of the child or from the trauma of the delivery. The injuries that result are devastating to not only the baby but […]
As we age, there is a possibility that our mental faculties will diminish. Although it can be challenging to think about, there are legal safety measures to protect yourself and your loved ones. At the law offices of Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert & Prieto, LLC, we help clients throughout Georgia create the health care directives they […]
Medical malpractice suits arise when a health care provider fails to provide medical care that comports with the prevailing “standard of care”. In essence, should a health care provider fail to provide “reasonable” care and such deficient care causes an injury, a claim for medical malpractice very well may exist for the injured person(s). Medical malpractice actions […]
If you are dealing with the injury or even death of a loved one as a result of nursing home neglect and abuse, you are not alone. At the law offices of Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert & Prieto, LLC, we hold residential and long-term care providers responsible for injury, illness and death caused by negligent or […]
If you are dealing with the injury or even death of a loved one as a result of nursing home neglect and abuse, you are not alone. At the law offices of Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert & Prieto, LLC., we hold residential and long-term care providers responsible for injury, illness and death caused by negligent or […]
Whenever people leave their houses to do things like go to the store or visit a neighbor, they never expect to be injured. Unfortunately, many people are injured while on other people’s property and, more often than not, these injuries result from the negligence of the property owner. A property owner must keep the premises safe […]