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Jeff Downeyby Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq Virginia has enacted a statute, effective January 1, 2022, which increases Virginia’s minimum liability insurance requirements. The statute, Va. Code §46.2-472, requires a minimum of $60,000 in body insurance/death coverage per accident per accident and $30,000 bodily injury or death coverage per person. This increases the prior $25,000 coverage per … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Office of Integrated Health, released a Pressure Injury Health & Safety Alert. Although pressure injuries/ bedsores are preventable, nursing home patients commonly develop these injuries, which can lead to morbidity and mortality. A pressure injury (PI), also known as a decubitus ulcer, … Read more →
By Robert F. Rich, Jr., Esq. Approximately 288,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the United States. Proper screening and early diagnosis can save lives. Unfortunately, despite readily available and inexpensive screening tools, patients die from cancer that could have been detected and successfully treated early if they had been properly screened and diagnosed. [Clark, … Read more →
Case Name: Sara McCorkle v. Erickson Senior Living LLC and Greenspring Village Inc., Law No. CL 22-4439 (Fairfax Circuit Court) Date of Trial: March 6, 2023, the case took 7 days, with the jury deliberating some 8 hours over the course of two days. Nature of : Plaintiff alleged various claims against Defendants Erickson Case: … Read more →
Verdict Report – $1,272,379 Judgement Type of Case : Breach of Commercial loan/investment contract Case Name: Dirk Thomas v. Rick Rahim, CL 2021-16427 Fact Summary: Plaintiff loaned defendants $525,000 to begin an Amazon reselling business. Defendant would buy products from other vendors like Sam’s club and resell the products on Amazon. Defendant Rick Rahim conducted … Read more →
by Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq. The United States has the lowest life expectancy among large, wealthy, industrialized countries, despite the fact that it far outspends other countries on healthcare. The CDC estimates that life expectancy at birth in the U.S. decreased to 76.1 years in 2021, down 2.7 years from 78.8 years in 2019 and down … Read more →
When is my car considered a total loss? Review Your Insurance Policy – it set forth your rights of reimbursement Your insurance policy will determine your rights to recovery. If the accident was your fault, you will need to go through your own insurance company. Make sure you give them timely notice of this claim, … Read more →
As the baby boomers come of age, more and more Americans are choosing assisted living facilities as their retirement homes. As these facilities seek to admit higher acuity residents, including demented residents, the risk of harm to these patients can increase drastically when they are admitted into facilities that are not well staffed. Because the … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq Staffing is usually a challenge in many nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In fact, much of the neglect in long-term care facilities can be traced to a lack of adequate staffing, either in numbers or training. Now facilities in Hong Kong are using robot technology to help address the … Read more →
By Jeffrey J. Downey, Esq About the Author Jeffrey Downey is a trial attorney with over 30 years of litigation experience. He regularly prosecutes nursing homes and assisted living facilities for the neglect of their residents. He also works with advocacy groups to help educate consumers regarding the pervasive problems of neglect in our long-term … Read more →