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Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Banned for Nursing Homes
We’ve warned you about arbitration agreements. Too many nursing homes were burying this clause in pages of admission agreements and making it mandatory for residents to sign as a condition of admission. But taking a step in the right direction, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has finally decided to bar pre-dispute…
20-Year-Old Distracted Driver Live Streams Video While Driving 116 MPH
Imagine this: you’re notified on Facebook that a friend is live streaming video. Upon opening to see what’s going on, you find that he is not only driving, listening to loud music and looking at the camera while taking video and showing his friends… he turns the camera around to reveal he’s traveling at…
Serious Auto Accidents Resulting in Death a Growing Problem in Arizona
If you turn on the radio during your commute, watch the news, or even get local news app push notifications on your phone, you’ve noticed that every day there are multiple car accidents in the Phoenix metropolitan area. These collisions result in serious injury and wrongful death far too often. In fact, from 2013-2015,…
Group Home Abuse of Developmentally Disabled
On Monday, the Chicago Tribune published an article spotlighting the abuse adults with developmental disabilities endure in some group homes. The article is difficult to read, with devastating details surrounding unexplained deaths in group homes. A resident is accused of stealing cookies and is beaten to death by his caregiver. A woman is left…
UV Technology Aims to Fight Hospital-Acquired Infections
Imagine if a robot could enter an operating room or patient room and disinfect even the hard to reach places by zapping away dangerous germs, bacteria and viruses in just 10 to 20 minutes. New UV technology is making this possible for hospitals everywhere. It’s called the Helios UV-C Ultra Violet Light Disinfection System,…
Knapp & Roberts Law Firm Named Best Law Firms in America Third Year in a Row
Arizona Law Firm Knapp & Roberts has been named 2017 Best Law Firms in America for Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation for the third year in a row. Knapp & Roberts Law Firm has two offices in Phoenix and Scottsdale serving all of Arizona. Knapp & Roberts Law Firm focuses all their…
Nurse Charged in Killing 8 Nursing Home Residents
A woman who worked as a nurse in Ontario, Canada has been arrested and charged with killing eight elderly residents at two different nursing homes. Although the investigation is ongoing and details are not widely known, police say the victims were given a drug, which led to their death. Victims were dated back to…
Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Banned for Nursing Homes
We’ve warned you about arbitration agreements. Too many nursing homes were burying this clause in pages of admission agreements and making it mandatory for residents to sign as a condition of admission. But taking a step in the right direction, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has finally decided to bar pre-dispute…
Study Shows New Protocol, Product Could Reduce Hospital-Acquired Bedsores by Nearly 70-Percent
By simply searching “bedsores” in Google News, you will see that bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers, are a serious and life threatening problem in hospitals and nursing homes across the world. Sadly, no place is immune – America, Scotland, England, Australia, and India are just a few countries with news stories where medical…
Self-Driving Cars Involved in Auto Accidents, Some Fatal
Self-driving or driverless cars are making their way to roads across the U.S. and abroad. As popularity and demand for these cars continues to grow, stories of auto accidents – some fatal – have surfaced. Last week, we heard of Google’s worst accident yet involving a self-driving car that Google insists was not their…