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$1.25 million dollar settlement for a 26 year old woman who sustained multiple injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
$750,000.00 settlement for a 42 year old man who suffered back and neck injuries in a roll-over motor vehicle accident.
$425,000.00 settlement for a 39 year old man who suffered a tibial plateau fracture in his knee when a truck pulled in front of him.
$300,000.00 settlement for a 17 year old woman who sustained facial injuries in a head-on collision caused by a drunk driver.
$300,000.00 recovered for a 34 year old man who suffered multiple injuries after striking an animal that wandered out onto a highway.
$305,000.00 settlement for a 19 year old woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car accident involving a drunk driver.
$300,000.00 settlement for a 28 yr old woman who suffered an ankle injury when a truck turned in front of her at an intersection.
$250,000.00 recovered for a 54 year old man who sustained a back injury in a rear end collision.
$90,000.00 settlement for a 46 year old woman who suffered a broken foot in a trip and fall action.
Confidential settlement in a nursing home negligence action involving failure to diagnose an infection which led to the death of 59 year old man.
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Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers
Placing a loved one in nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions a family can face. We trust that the facility will care for our family members properly and keep them safe. Unfortunately that is not always the case. Nursing home facilities are often understaffed, poorly supervised and careless in their hiring practices. Despite our best efforts to place them in a safe environment, our loved ones can be neglected and abused by the very people we trust to take care of them. At The Law Office of Edward Smith we have years of experience as a Colorado personal injury attorney, serving in Boulder, Longmont, Frederick, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Loveland, Broomfield, Ft. Lupton, and Berthoud, Colorado, representing victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. We fight for nursing home patients and their families and hold nursing home facilities responsible for their actions.
All Colorado nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, are required to be licensed by the state through the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division. The division enforces state and federal regulations through unannounced annual surveys and complaint investigations. Despite these unannounced surveys, nursing home abuse and neglect is extremely common.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nursing home neglect played role in the deaths of nearly 14,000 nursing home patients between 1999 and 2002.Additionally, the National Center on Elder Abuse estimates at least one in 20 nursing home patients has been the victim of negligence and or abuse, and concedes that the number is probably higher. The study also found that 57% of nurses’ aides in long-term care facilities admitted to having witnessed, and even participating in, acts of negligence and abuse.
Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms, including:
- Failure to prevent falls
- Injuries due to restraint or lack of restraint
- Failure to diagnose or treat medical problems
- Failure to prevent or treat bedsores, pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers
- Physical or sexual abuse
- Injuries due to wandering or elopement
- Errors in providing medication/over medication
FREE IMMEDIATE CONSULTATION with Colorado nursing home abuse and neglect attorney Edward Smith on the phone or contact us to schedule a free initial consultation in person at our office, your home or your hospital room. Additionally, you can contact us directly using the message center above after hours. Initial consultations are always free, immediate and confidential.
NO FEE UNLESS WE WIN - We handle nursing home abuse and neglect cases on a contingency fee basis which means you pay no fee until we reach a settlement or collect a judgment on your behalf. If we don't win, you don't owe us a fee.
WE ADVANCE COSTS - We advance all costs and expenses of your nursing home abuse and neglect case. It will cost you nothing to hire us to handle your case.
If you believe a loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse or neglect, or if you have lost a loved one due to nursing home abuse or neglect, please contact The Law Office of Edward Smith to discuss your case for no fee in Boulder, Longmont, Frederick, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Loveland, Broomfield, Ft. Lupton, and Berthoud, Colorado.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Nursing Home Guide
Medicare and Medicaid Certified Nursing Home Guide
Nursing Home Negligence lawyer Edward Smith offer his
services in Boulder, Longmont, Frederick, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Loveland, Broomfield, Ft. Lupton, and Berthoud, Colorado. Contact The Law Office of Edward Smith for a free initial consultation at 303-682-2944 or toll free at 877-794-3879, or use the "contact us" option on our website.
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