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FLORIDA NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
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CALL FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION WITH FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED CIVIL TRIAL LAWYER, MARK J. LEEDS.

IF THERE IS NO RECOVERY, WE DO NOT CHARGE YOU ATTORNEY’S FEES OR COSTS. NOTE: The Florida Bar has no specific categories of lawyer for individual types of cases within the area of personal injury.

The most common nursing home cases are those of nursing home neglect involving undetected or mismanaged bed sores, called “decubitus ulcers.” Other common cases are bathroom falls, incidents where the patient is not attended to and falls, or the bed rails were not raised and a dementia or Alzheimer’s patient wanders and becomes injured. Some cases are about inadequate nutrition, or failure to monitor dehydration. These are just a few of the more frequently seen variety. A patient transferred to a nursing home after a hip fracture operation often experiences a rapid decline. Nursing home death claims can arise from these circumstances.

YOUR FIRST CONSULTATION:

Your Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer can advise you what your case will need in terms of proof. Nursing home neglect is an area in constant legislative transition in Florida, and there are different guidelines and laws for recovery depending on the age of the claim, the date of the claim, and the issues of survivors in the event of a wrongful death. Nursing Home Negligence is somewhat different than Medical Malpractice.

Not all Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyers or Florida Negligence Lawyers in Florida will have the same opinion on each case. If your case has already been turned down by a Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer, please consider a second opinion.

During your first consultation with your Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer, you will review the following questions:

• What health care provider(s) do you think committed the nursing home negligence?
• When do you think the nursing home negligence occurred?
• What do you think the nursing home did wrong?
• What has been the effect(s) of the nursing home negligence on you and/or your loved ones?

MATERIALS YOU SHOULD GATHER:

• Medical bills and records, if you have them
• Insurance information
• Medicare information
• Medicaid information, if applicable
• List of all health care providers for the past five years
• Death certificate, if applicable

DEADLINE FOR FILING A LAWSUIT:

It is two years from the date of the nursing home negligence, but can be up to four years from the date of the nursing home negligence depending upon when a reasonable person would have discovered the negligence, which perhaps may be tolled for a limited amount of time by filing a certain notice. Your nursing home claim time limit may vary and you should consult a nursing home negligence lawyer as soon as possible for the earliest advice about how to preserve your legal rights.

THE LIMIT ON PAIN AND SUFFERING DAMAGES:

There is a limited amount of pain and suffering damages. These damages are called “non-economic damages.” Depending on the date of the incident and/or the date of filing the lawsuit, Florida has several different legislative and constitutional amendments and changes in recent history, with more proposed and soon to be determined. Your Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer will determine what limits may apply to your claim. There is presently a law which is about to go into effect concerning division of responsibilities for payment of all pain and suffering damages among multiple parties to a lawsuit. Your Florida Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer can advise you further about this.