$821,000 Awarded To Family of Elderly Woman Who Wandered From Care Facility

Nursing home found negligent for elderly woman’s death

The family of a 74-year-old woman with dementia who died after wandering from an assisted care living facility in 2007 has been awarded $821,000, reports OregonLive.com.

1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes throughout the country.  Of these, it is estimated that as many as 35,000 die prematurely every year due to negligence, abuse or neglect. The breach of the standard care when directed against our elderly parents by paid givers should be punished severely.  If your elderly loved one has been injured or died while in the care of a nursing home or other healthcare facility, contact our attorneys at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys today.

The woman’s skeleton was found in May by a young boy who was searching through blackberry bushes for his lost cat.  Her fully clothed remains were found only one quarter-mile from the care facility. […]

Oklahoma Mother Files $10 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Prison

The mother of a man from Tecumseh, Oklahoma has filed a $10 million lawsuit against a prison corporation and the state in the death of her son.

Her son and his wife were vacationing in New Mexico when they were killed by two prisoners who had escaped from an Arizona prison.  The lawsuit was filed against the company operating the private prison, Management & Training Corporation of Delaware, and claims the state failed to maintain the inmates and properly train the employees.

Losing a loved due to someone else’s negligence can be difficult to understand. When you are grieving, hurt and worried about the future, it is uncomfortable to talk about insurance claims, wrongful death settlements, and cash awards; however, if someone caused your loved one’s death you should seek the compensation you deserve. At Munley, Munley & Cartwright we represent individuals and families that have lost a loved one or been seriously injured due to the negligence of another. […]

Government Does Not Back Pennsylvania and New York Marcellus Shale Drilling Moratorium

Speaking on behalf of the Obama administration, Brig. Gen. Peter “Duke” DeLuca, the commander of the North Atlantic Division of the Army Corps of Engineers, declined to seek a temporary halt to Marcellus Shale drilling in Pennsylvania and New York.  Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) wanted DeLuca to use his seat on the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to advocate for blocking drilling until after a “cumulative impact” study could be done.

Hinchey is seeking $1 million for the DRBC to study the cumulative effects of drilling in the basin, from which 5% of the country’s population gets their drinking water.  DeLuca is not willing to put drilling on hold while waiting for years that it could take to complete the report.

DeLuca said, “the citizens of the basin are counting on the commission to make smart choices that allow for environmental protection to proceed together with economic development.”  […]

Untold Dangers Of Hospital Bedrails

A hospice patient close to the end of his life was found dead in his bed at an assisted living facility on Christmas morning in 2004 – not totally shocking for this 75-year-old man in declining health.  What was shocking was the way he died.  His head was entrapped between his mattress and the bed rail.  The cause of death was asphyxiation.

The family has filed suit against the facility for negligence. The care facility claims it gave proper care to the patient.

Of the 17,000 nursing homes housing 1.5 million elderly and disabled Americans, 5,300 of them were cited for nursing home violations between January 1999 to January 2001.  Close to a third of the charges were “serious enough to cause actual harm to residents or to place the residents in immediate jeopardy of death or serious injury,” according to a congressional report.  If your elderly loved one has been injured while in the care of a nursing home or other healthcare facility, […]

Pennsylvania to Vote on Regulation Establishing Cement Type for Marcellus Shale Wells

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will vote on an important regulation that will require Marcellus Shale drillers to use a stronger type of cement inside the casing of the wellbores.  The regulation will be part of the well construction rule that currently regulates the time the cement must be allowed to settle as well as setting limits on how much pressure can be applied to a well.

According to Range Resources, one of the Marcellus Shale drilling companies, the process to fully isolate the wellbore involves inserting multiple heavy steel casings extending from the ground surface to deep into the ground, and fully cemented into the wellbore.  Once the initial wellbore cement has set, the wellbore setting is continued “from the bottom of the previously cemented steel casing to the next depth. This process is repeated using smaller diameter steel casings until the oil and gas bearing rock is reached. […]