Our experienced workplace accident lawyers fight for your rights. Workers’ compensation is an insurance program that guarantees payment of medical benefits and a portion of weekly earnings to employees who are injured while working. The important word here is “guarantees.” Workers’ compensation is a no-fault insurance system. It doesn’t matter whether you were responsible for the accident […]
Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy. When a loved one’s death is caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another, or could have somehow been prevented, the pain is that much more difficult to deal with. In such cases, the family of the victim may be able to seek justice by […]
We greatly appreciate your taking the time to review our website. While we have tried to give you an accurate understanding of who we are and what we do, please feel free to call anyone at the PMHP Law Firm for any additional questions you may have. While our firm was first formed in October, 2012, we […]
The attorneys of Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert & Prieto, LLC have obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients, money they desperately needed to put their lives back in order following a serious injury or the loss of a loved one. Below you will find a small sample of some recently-resolved cases: Nursing home wrongful […]
[youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue6VbCDHcsg?feature=player_embedded&w=320&h=180] “One of the biggest questions I receive from a prospective client is what would happen if their loved one is there [at a facility] and they come to see a lawyer? Obviously they are very concerned about the possibility of retaliation and I tried to explain to them that that really is not the case. […]
For many, a short-term admission to a post-acute care facility to recover from an illness or provide a break to a caregiver sounds like a reasonable proposition. After all, what could go wrong during a short-term admission of just a few days or weeks? Despite the short timeframe, without the facility’s understanding of patient needs, […]
It is vital for your family member that you spend a considerable amount of time researching the nursing home before you make a final decision. Do not judge the nursing home solely on the basis of a guided tour or the nice furniture or attractive physical features of the facility. Visit with residents You should […]
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 […]
As the US population ages and birthrates decline, we are beginning to see an increase in the number of geriatric people in nursing homes and assisted living communities. This puts seniors themselves in a vulnerable position and should cause some concern to the adult children and grandchildren of these patients, given the number of horror […]
Nursing home patients may find themselves subject to dozens of adverse conditions through no fault of their own: bed injuries, pressure ulcers, falls, fractures, malnutrition and dehydration are some of the more prominent injuries. BED INJURIES Between January 1, 1985 and January 1, 2010, the FDA received 828 incidents of patients caught, trapped, entangled, or strangled […]