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What is Nursing Home Neglect?

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?”   One of the hardest decisions you will ever make is to put a loved one into nursing home care. When it becomes unsafe for a parent to live alone…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Nursing Home Neglect in North Carolina

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What will happen after I file my nursing home complaint?”   The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has killed over 2,600 people in the U.S., is disproportionately affecting the elderly and nursing home residents. For many nursing home residents, especially those with…

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Charlotte Nursing Homes Flagged for Past Neglect and Abuse

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   Several Charlotte-area nursing homes have been flagged for past abuse and neglect. If you are thinking about getting your loved one into a nursing home in Charlotte, check out which facilities have been flagged for…

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Wrongful Death Claims After Nursing Home Abuse

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   It can be difficult to make the decision for a loved one to reside in a nursing home. When you finally make that difficult decision, you are putting your trust and hope that the chosen…

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Supreme Court Rules on Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?”   The United States Supreme Court has ruled on a case that could affect nursing home claims all across the country. In Kindred Nursing Centers, L.P. v. Clark, the court…

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Nursing Home Residents Appear Poised To Lose Their Day In Court

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?”   It’s been bad news recently for those residing in nursing homes or with loved ones in nursing facilities. After a seeming victory last fall, when the Centers for Medicare…

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Supreme Court Comes Down On The Side of Nursing Homes

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?   The Supreme Court issued an important decision today impacting millions of families across the country. The Court decided to weigh into an issue that has generated increasing controversy over the past several years: arbitration agreements.…

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Welfare of Nursing Home Patients Often Linked to Wellbeing of Nurses

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   A recent study indicates that problems with care at nursing homes across the country may be linked to the poor quality of life of those working in the nursing facilities. The study revealed that nursing…

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Spike in bicyclist deaths has two-wheeled travelers ducking for cover

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” If an incident report was filled out, do I have a right to receive a copy?”   Scenes and outtakes from countless television shows and movies have shown cyclists speeding past people jogging or…

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Man accused of sex assault of mentally disabled woman wins $1 million in defamation suit

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?”   A four-year-long pursuit of justice ended last month for a former Orangeburg, South Carolina nursing home employee who was accused of attempting to rape a mentally handicapped woman in…

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