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Legal

Common Forms of Elderly Abuse

02nd November 2012
The elderly deserve our respect and are entitled to the same human rights as the rest of us. When these rights have been infringed on by a retirement home, it is important that you hire a qualified nursing home attorney who can adequately represent you an...
Author: Dalbert Vail
Criminal Law

The Problem With Prosecuting Domestic Violence In Florida

29th April 2010
In 2005, the State of Florida had 120,386 reported incidents of domestic violence. (1) Law enforcement and Government agencies place a premium on the apprehension and prosecution of individuals arrested for such crimes. As importantly, victim advocates an...
Author: Lyonss Nyder
Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice in Nursing Homes

15th April 2010
Senior citizens are among the most helpless citizens in our society and yet the elderly can be subjected to a host of abuses at the hands of the very people who are supposed to care for them. A horrific 2.1 million elderly Americans suffer from abuse and ...
Author: Penelope Stone