Thursday, 06 February 2020 / Published in Elder Abuse
Elder abuse and neglect is a growing public health problem throughout the United States. Cases of elder abuse and neglect have grave consequences, including wrongful death and serious, permanent personal and psychological injuries.  According to National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS) data, within the year 2014, 14,258 (7.6%) of approximately 188,599 complaints reported to Ombudsman programs to
Monday, 27 January 2020 / Published in Law, Medical Malpractice
Studies estimate that medical errors are a leading cause of wrongful death in the United States.  Estimates of the number of patients who die each year due to medical malpractice vary, with one study reporting about 45,000 to 98,000 deaths annually in the United States, while another study reported a much higher estimate of 200,000
Thursday, 23 January 2020 / Published in Law, Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
More than 250,000 patients die each year in the United States due to a medical mistake, making it one of the most common causes of death. Many more patients suffer life altering, permanent injuries. Mistakes that occur before and during surgery can mean that the medical providers committed malpractice. Murphy & Landon attorneys have brought
Monday, 20 January 2020 / Published in News/Events, Verdicts and Settlements, Wrongful Death
A jury in Georgia has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a stuntman who died on the set of AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead. On December 19, 2019, the jurors found AMC Networks’ entity, TWD 8, and its production company, Stalwart Films, negligent in the death of 33-year-old John Bernecker, who died
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