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June 9, 2017
In a Thursday ruling that was split 4-3 in accordance with the well-known ideological leanings of its current sitting justices, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the 4th District Court of Appeal to find that certain types of damage caps in…
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (June 8, 2017) – Domnick Cunningham & Whalen is proud to announce five of our attorneys have received the distinction of being named to the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list and one associate was inducted into the…
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A recent article in The Washington Post concluded Howard University Hospital in Washington D.C. had the “highest rate of death lawsuits per bed” based on a study of six D.C. hospitals. The findings in the article highlight a litany of…
Read MoreJuly 27, 2016
Thousands of patients of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in South Florida may have been unnecessarily exposed to abuse or neglect as pawns in a billion dollar scam to defraud the government. This week, the Department of Justice announced…
Read MoreMay 24, 2016
Medical services are a booming industry in the U.S., evident by the proliferation of surgical centers, walk in clinics, health “spas” and various outpatient treatment centers that now advertise on television. As a consumer, do you know the difference between…
Read MoreMay 5, 2016
Attorneys representing victims of medical malpractice often face discrimination from a skeptical public who cast a blanket judgement believing lawsuits are simply fueled by opportunists and are generally frivolous. However, an independent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine identifies…
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The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to take up a challenge to a controversial law that affects victims of medical malpractice. In 2013 the Florida Legislature passed a medical liability reform law that allows defense attorneys to speak directly and privately…
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The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) issued a moratorium on new admissions at Coolidge Palms Assisted Living Resort on February 5, 2016, after a resident was assaulted by a staff member. The victim, Tresilda Schimmel, was violently attacked by…
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2016
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a database that grades approximately 15,000 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home homes nationwide. A recent article in the Miami Herald reviewed the data and returned a troubling list of homes in…
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2016
Palm Beach County is leading the nation for deaths linked to keyless vehicle ignition systems according to a recent article in the Palm Beach Post. To date, five fatalities have been documented in Palm Beach County out of the 14…
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