As a nursing home neglect and nursing home abuse attorney at Hughey Injury Lawyers, I have seen many horrific acts alleged to have taken place in various nursing homes.  These include abusing nursing home residents, beating nursing home residents, sexually assaulting nursing home residents, and, yes, even killing nursing home residents.  Nearly every time, when […]

#hospitalnegligence #malpracticelawyers #charlestonlawyers Hospital alleged to have covered up death of patient.  Not surprising.   A hospital’s negligence caused a 42-year-old patient to die after a routine surgery, according to a lawsuit headed to trial this month. Furthermore, the suit alleges, the hospital and treating surgeon conspired to cover up the negligence by hiring a pathologist to create […]

by A.C. Thompson ProPublica, Dec. 31, 2013, 2:54 p.m. The one-story beige building on Southwest Hill Road in McMinnville, Ore. 2013 an old mill town between Portland and Salem 2013 has seen plenty of trouble over the years of its operation as an assisted living facility. Two men have been jailed for committing sex crimes […]

I am South Carolina assisted living abuse lawyer Nathan Hughey.  Assisted Living Facilities routinely keep residents well past the point of when the facility can take care of them. It’s all about making money. These companies don’t open facilities to care for people. They buy and sell them to make hundreds of millions or even […]

Charleston Hospital Malpractice lawyer Nathan Hughey shares this Frontline story regarding malpractice, the mistakes made by doctors and hospitals, and the preventable harm and death that medical mistakes wreaks upon the United States public each year, and the citizens of South Carolina: It seems that every time researchers estimate how often a medical mistake contributes […]

We have had numerous wrongful death and other assisted living cases resolve recently, having had a wrongful death settlement hearing yesterday and having another Monday.   This story has been updated with a roundup of Emeritus employee responses.  Emeritus Senior Living, the country’s largest assisted living company, has crafted detailed plans to respond to PBS […]