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• Bedsores, Hospital Infections and Medical Errors Cost U.S. $19.5B: Report

  August 13, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Bedsores, hospital infections and other medical mistakes cost the U.S. economy $19.5 billion in 2008, according to a new report. 

• Philadelphia Nursing Home Bedsore Lawsuit Results in $6M Award

  March 31, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Philadelphia jury awarded $6 million in damages earlier this month in a wrongful death bedsore lawsuit filed against a...

• New York City Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Results in $19M Award

  December 31, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A New York City jury has awarded almost $19 million to the family of a 76-year-old nursing home patient that...

• Illinois Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Sepsis from Bedsores

  December 10, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois nursing home, alleging that staff at the facility failed to...

• Georgia Nursing Home Pressure Sore Lawsuit Results in $1.25M Verdict

  January 8, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A state court jury in Georgia returned a verdict of $1.25 million last month as compensation for nursing home pressure...