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• Nursing Home Charged Criminally for Abuse

  Matt Christian | July 31, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Life Care Centers of America pled not guilty this week to charges of manslaughter, abuse and neglect, and filing false Medicare claims. The charges against the Tennessee based chain come in the wake of an investigation in the death of a 74 year-old woman in Massachussetts.McCauley, a resident confined to a wheelchair at the Life Care Center of Acton, died after wheeling herself out of front...

• Confidence Restored in Jury System

  Josh Christian | July 25, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  This week in South Carolina the jury system established by our founding fathers once again has proven its self to be a successful tool for justice. In two separate cases, juries in Marion County and Spartanburg County, have restored confidence in the jury system by delivering justice to injured plaintiffs. In Marion County a injured plaintiff sought damages for injuries which they received in...

• Nursing Homes Get Rich While the Neglected Suffer

  Matt Christian | July 03, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  A major factor in nursing home abuse cases is the fact that many nursing homes are underfunded and understaffed. The nursing homes consistently claim that they do not have the money to fund and appropriately run these homes but recent business trends show otherwise. The Carlyle Group announced yesterday that it is going to purchase Manor Care, a nursing home operator for $6.3 billion.Manor...

• Nursing Home Neglect and Mandatory Arbitration

  Josh Christian | June 20, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  In an article recently posted by the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, the Coalition explains the ill affects of a binding arbitration agreement in a nursing home abuse situation. As is pointed out in this article it is depriving families of choice and accountability for the places in which their loved ones live. In the article, as NCCNHR points out, mandatory arbitration...

• More False Information from the Chamber of Commerce

  Ric Davis | June 08, 2007 3:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  There is an interesting story about a misleading commercial the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running about lawsuit abuse. According to a report released by FactCheck.org, the ad claims lawsuit abuse is forcing families to spend an extra $3,500 a year for goods and services. The problem is that the ad describes a study that estimated the cost of all lawsuits, not just abusive ones. Of course, they...

• Douglas County Sued for Not Serving Medical Malpractice Papers

  Shannon Weidemann | May 02, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  A county in Nebraska has been sued for not serving a doctor with medical malpractice papers. A woman is suing Douglas County for damages that she was not able to claim when her medical malpractice case was thrown out of court. The county sent her attorney paperwork saying the papers had been served within the statute of limitations. The doctor testified in court that he was not served. ...

• Christian & Davis, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | March 01, 2007 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Christian and Davis has a long history of helping injured people receive compensation from those at fault for their injuries. As the successor firm to The Law Offices of John Bolt Culbertson, Christian and Davis continues the decades-long tradition assisting injury victims in their fight against well-funded insurance companies and the wrongdoers they protect.Christian and Davis focuses on...

• Tort Reform Funded by Big Tobacco

  Ric Davis | July 20, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  About a decade ago, the folks at the Center for Media and Democracy decided to delve into front groups that parade as citizen initiatives. Their Source Watch is one great resource. Just look at "tort reform" Their documents show the early reach of Tobacco Giant Philip Morris in the creation of the Institute for Legal Reform, today the premier organization that has helped further the so-called...

• Defective Defibrillators(2)

  Josh Christian | July 12, 2007 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Guidant defibrillators have been the causeof many innocent victims serious health problems and even death. A recent article discusses the new development in these product liability lawsuits. As is pointed out in this article the manufacturers of the defibrillators were more interested in profits than in those who were trusting them with their lives. The Guidant story is a sorry example of a...

• Protection From Identity Theft

  Ric Davis | June 29, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  Since identity theft is of concern, it's important to remember that there are steps you can take to minimize the risk and help protect your privacy and identity. Shred documents containing your personal information before discarding them. Secure your personal information at home and at work. Before disclosing any personal information, make sure you know why it is required and how it will be...