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Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C.
6800 Paragon Place
Suite 233
Richmond, VA 23230-1652
Phone: (804) 288-1661
Fax: (804) 282-1766

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* Carolyn Lavecchia Recognized as One of the Top Medmal Lawyers
* Jury Awards $29.1 Million in Nursing Home Death
* Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers
* Virginia Nursing Home Reportedly Ignored Abuse
* Josh Silverman Speaks to the VTLA's First Long Term Care Conference
* Lack of Medicare Oversight of Long Term Care Hospitals
* More Virginians Choosing to Live in Assisted Living Facilities
* Josh Silverman invited to speak to Virginia Nurse Anesthetist Conference
* Josh Silveman Presents Plaintiff's Personal Injury From Start to Finish
* Newport News Assisted Living Facility Hit with $750,000 Verdict
* Credit Cards Stolen From Retirement Home
* Virginia Ranks in Bottom 10 for Nursing Home Staffing
* Nursing Home Employee Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting an 85 Year Old Patient
* Nursing Home Rating System
* Nursing Home Patients Signing Away Their Right to Sue for Abuse and Neglect
* GAO Report Finds Nursing Home Inspectors Miss Serious Violations
* New York Times Exposes Nursing Homes Placing Profit of Patient Care
* Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Underreported
* New Orleans Euthanasia Cases Come to Light
* Josh Silvermand Carolyn Lavecchia Prevail in the Virginia Supreme Court
* Pressure Ulcer Hospitalizations Skyrocket
* Nursing Home Patients Plagued by Medication Errors
* Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
* Medication Error Practice Section
* WIlliamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Welcomes Legal Nurse Consultant Wendy Moore
* Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C. Launches Spanish Website
* Maggots Found In Patient's Ear
* Carolyn Lavecchia Recognized as One of the Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Virginia
* Virginia Nursing Home Loses Medicare/Medicaid Certification
* Carolyn Lavecchia Named Fellow of American Academy of Trial Counsel
* Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Rampant In Nursing Home Industry
* Federal Settlements with Virginia Nursing Homes
* 19 Nursing Home Employees Arrested After Being Caught on Hidden Cameras Neglecting Patients
* Washington Post article about the tragic death of our client's sister who died because of a lack of heat at a Richmond assisted living facility
* Virginia To Increase Penalties Against Assisted Living Facilities
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Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Case Results

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

Patient Develops Pressure Ulcer Following Surgery

Our client was admitted to a hospital following spinal surgery where she developed a large infected pressure ulcer on her back.  She required two further surgeries to treat her pressure ulcer.  She required months of treatment at a nursing home plus months of home health nursing care.  Our investigation showed that hospital failed to provide adequate pressure relief and nutritional support to prevent the development of her pressure ulcer.  The hospital compounded her injuries by failing to notify her doctors that she had developed a serious infected pressure ulcer. 

 

The case settled at the end of an all day mediation.

Awarded: $255,000 Settlement


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