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LIST OF TROUBLED NURSING HOMES RELEASED
Pennsylvania senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey have released a list of some 400 nursing home facilities nationwide with persistent records of poor care. “We’ve got to make sure any family member or any potential resident of a nursing home can get this information, not only ahead of time but on an ongoing basis,”… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – ONE WEEK, FOUR MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
On Indianapolis’ south side this past Sunday, 23-year old motorcyclist Kyle Leatherberry died from injuries suffered in a crash with a vehicle. A day before that, 27-year old motorcyclist Kayla Gullett crashed into the rear end of a car stopped by a prior crash on Interstate 70. She died at the scene. One night… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – COLLEGE DOC’S SEXUAL ABUSE OF STUDENTS COMING TO LIGHT
Just a little over a year ago, in this Ramey & Hailey blog, we were quoting the words of Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, as she prepared to sentence sports doctor Larry Nassar to decades in prison for the sexual assault of Olympic athletes: “Inaction is an action. Silence is indifference. Justice requires action and a… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: WHEN A PRODUCT MANUFACTURER IS NOT AT FAULT
Some of the most regrettable situations our attorneys see are those in which using a product caused long-term, life-altering injuries. After more than 40 years representing injury victims, we need to remind Ramey & Hailey clients that it is no simple matter to bring a product liability lawsuit against a manufacturer. A court ruling… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: BARREL BLAST TRIGGERS WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT
After more than four decades representing individuals who have suffered catastrophic injures, the saddest situations, the attorneys at the Indiana personal injury law firm of Ramey & Hailey tell me they find, are those where they are representing not the injured, but the family members of those who have been wrongfully killed. A recent… Read More »
TWO-WEEK-OLD N.Y. VERDICT OFFERS TAKEAWAYS FOR SLIP AND FALL VICTIMS
Until it happens to us or to someone we love, we don’t think about slipping as a cause of serious body injury. But, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us, more than 800,000 patients are hospitalized each year because of fall injuries. From a legal point of view, as we know… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: DOES PREMISES LIABILITY COVER GOOSE ATTACKS?
At Ramey & Hailey, we settle cases based on the legal principle of premises liability. What is premises liability? Store owners are under an obligation to implement reasonable measures to ensure the safety of their customers who are on their premises. “The most common lawsuits against business owners are from customers or other guests… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: SANDWICH DIVERSION CAUSES FATAL TWO-SEMITRAILER CRASH
Looking once again through the windshield of his semitrailer truck (after leaning over to pick up a sandwich he’d dropped), driver Joe Robinson realized, too late, that, just ahead, there was another semitrailer sitting in slow traffic. Steering hard to the left to avoid a collision, Robinson’s semi nevertheless struck the other vehicle, causing… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: INSPECTION REPORT SHOWS VETS HARMED AT 52 NURSING HOMES
“Newly released inspection reports paint a discouraging picture of the care that veterans have received,” according to USA Today. Inspectors cited 52 out of 99 VA nursing homes, located in 25 different states, for deficiencies that caused: actual harm immediate jeopardy More than 40,000 elderly and infirm veterans stay in the agency’s nursing homes… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: SLIP-AND-FALL VICTIM WINS RIGHT TO SUE DOLLAR TREE
Having very recently negotiated a very large settlement in behalf of a catastrophic slip and fall injury victim here in Indiana, we at Ramey & Hailey were extremely interested in a judge’s verdict concerning a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Dollar Tree stores. Like the Indiana case, the incident involved a shopper who fell in a… Read More »
