Seattle Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer | Washington State Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys

NURSING HOME ABUSE

Nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities are responsible for providing quality care to patients and residents. If an injury occurs because of a nursing home's negligence, or even worse, due to direct abuse, the nursing home is responsible for compensating the patient for his or her injury. Compensation includes reimbursement for pain and suffering, medical bills, and the loss of enjoyment of life. There are also state laws that provide additional protections to nursing home patients.

In any situation where a patient or resident of a nursing home is seriously injured as a result of the nursing home’s inadequate care, the patient should seek the advice of an attorney. It is difficult to have a nursing home compensate you fairly for your injuries without the help of an attorney.

The attorneys at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender have made it their mission to represent the most vulnerable of our citizens. When abuse or negligence occurs in a nursing home setting, either deliberately or through negligence, we work hard to get justice for victims and their families. SGB brings a deep understanding of many aspects of civil law, as well as a strong track record of successful litigation.

When to file
There is a three-year statute of limitations for nursing home negligence cases in Washington. This means you must bring a lawsuit within three years of the date of the injury or forever be barred from doing so. However, it is important to talk to an attorney as soon as possible so that your case may be investigated while the events that caused the injury are still fresh in everyone’s mind.

Let us help you
There is no charge for us to review your potential claim. If we take your case, we do so on a contingency basis, meaning that you don’t pay our fees unless we successfully resolve the claim in your favor. Contact us for a free, confidential case review or call us at 1-800-809-2234.

Nursing Home negligence can be difficult and expensive to prove. These cases often involve complicated medical issues of causation and damages and can be fraught with challenges.

We review all your records from the nursing home and thoroughly investigate your case. We may compel some or all of your caregivers and witnesses to provide testimony under oath (in what is called a “deposition”). We retain highly qualified nursing home negligence experts to review the care you received and testify about the nursing home’s negligence.

Lawyers at SGB have handled numerous nursing home negligence cases with settlements into the millions of dollars depending on the severity of the injury. In addition, SGB has skilled trial lawyers if your nursing home is unwilling to settle your case for a fair amount prior to trial. For example, in one nursing home negligence case, the nursing home offered to settle a case for $50,000 for a woman who was injured after falling at a nursing home. Because this offer did not fairly compensate the woman for her injuries, an SGB attorney took the case to trial and received a judgment of more than $1 million dollars.

Judgment for over $1 million following jury verdict for eye injury suffered as a result of nursing home negligence and neglect.