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Retaliation By Nursing Homes
February 1st, 2024
Many families contact The Dickson Firm about a potential case. However, despite the fact that they are concerned that their loved one is not receiving proper care, they are afraid that if they complain, or if they initiate a lawsuit, the nursing home…
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Retaliation in Nursing Home Cases
December 5th, 2023
Many families contact The Dickson Firm about a potential case. However, despite the fact that they are concerned that their loved one is not receiving proper care, they are often afraid that if they complain, or if they initiate a lawsuit, the nursin…
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Medication Errors in Nursing Homes
December 4th, 2023
Tragically, we see many cases at The Dickson Firm involving medication errors in nursing homes. Recently, we represented a resident of a nursing home for whom his physician had prescribed a 100 microgram per hour fentanyl patch. Fentanyl is a very po…
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Where White Men Rule: How the Secretive System of Forced Arbitration Hurts Women and Minorities
October 10th, 2023
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The Huge Diversity Issue Hiding in Companies’ Forced Arbitration Agreements
October 10th, 2023
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Fighting Arbitration Clauses
October 10th, 2023
Forced arbitration is a rigged system designed by corporations in which injured workers and consumers have no meaningful chance of finding justice. Forced arbitration requires Americans to “agree” to surrender fundamental constitutional rights …
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Nursing Home Red Flags
August 23rd, 2023
Whether you are faced with the challenging decision to place someone you love in a nursing home, or whether someone you love is already in a nursing home, there are some important nursing home red flags to look out for. Many families struggle with th…
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Malnutrition and Dehydration in Nursing Home Residents
July 6th, 2023
One of the most important factors for the health of anyone, particularly the health of an older person who has other health challenges, is their nutrition and their hydration. Nutrition and proper hydration of all residents are things that the nursin…
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Nursing Home Assault: Staff on Resident Assault
June 20th, 2023
Tragically, here at The Dickson Firm, we handle many cases where a resident has been assaulted. In some cases, a resident is assaulted by another resident. I recently posted a separate article addressing this very disturbing situation that occurs in…
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Nursing Home Assault: Resident-on-Resident
June 9th, 2023
Tragically, here at The Dickson Firm, we handle multiple cases where a nursing home resident has been assaulted. Sometimes they are assaulted by other staff members. Sometimes they are assaulted by other residents. In this article, we are going to ta…
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