The law seeks to enhance the safety of elderly and disabled people who receive private home care services from a caregiver who assists them with daily tasks. Senior citizens can often be vulnerable to abuse, whether it is physical, sexual,…
The law seeks to enhance the safety of elderly and disabled people who receive private home care services from a caregiver who assists them with daily tasks. Senior citizens can often be vulnerable to abuse, whether it is physical, sexual,…
“Good Samaritan” laws are written with the goal of extending legal protections to those who try in an emergency to help others who are injured, ill, incapacitated or in danger. The purpose is to encourage bystanders to get involved and…
A Miami WaveRunner accident killed one man and injured two passengers after the operator struck a marker of the coast of Miami, near Picnic Island. Authorities told 7News Miami the operator was a 25-year-old man who lost control of the personal…
The wife of a patient who was treated at Northwest Community Hospital alleged that the hospital and many of its doctors committed medical malpractice when they failed to identify the signs and symptoms of her husband’s aortic dissection. She claimed…
A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed by the family of a retired sailor, claiming that he was left in a coma after what was supposed to be a routine diagnostic procedure. On July 8, 2014, Retired Navy Chief…
Freshman engineering student at Boston University, Anthony Barksdale II, died in 2013 with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .33 percent. He was a victim of a fraternity initiation. Barksdale’s parents elected to file a wrongful death lawsuit against fraternity…
I was lucky enough to accompany my son and 26 other scouts to scout camp this year. We started in Boston on July 4, and then we bussed up to Eddington, Maine to spend a week at Camp Roosevelt, a…
Estate planning is often viewed as an important step to ensure your loved ones are taken care of after your death. However, it’s critical that steps are taken to ensure that you are taken care of before death. Health care directives…
On August 20, a team of three Texan oilfield workers were removing a pump jack when one of its cables struck a power line overhead. The connection electrocuted Laban Robokoff, 24, and Harvey McKinney, 36, killing them both. CPR was…
A Michigan man was arrested July 9 on suspicion of driving under the influence, after his SUV struck a bicyclist in Ada Township, east of Grand Rapids. The bicyclist, a Grand Rapids man of 52, was cycling up a hill…