November 29th, 2011 tmccoy
by: Jay Breakstone, Esq. American Airlines, which today declared bankruptcy and will re-organize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, is very much a product of American corporate structure. Unlike Pan American, which is no longer with us and was the product of single-minded pioneers like Juan Trippe, American Airlines began as a conglomerate of [...]
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November 29th, 2011 tmccoy
by: Brett Leitner, Esq. It was recently reported that an aide at the Lily Pond Nursing Home in Staten Island, New York, hit a 40-year-old developmentally disabled nursing home resident on the head several times. The incident was allegedly covered up and not reported by a supervisor. According to the Criminal Court complaint, during an [...]
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November 29th, 2011 tmccoy
by: James Kapralos, Esq. If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you must be aware that supervision is based on the availability of the nursing home staff to watch your loved one. All residents should be supervised and watched at all times. However, in nursing homes, that does not always happen. If [...]
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November 29th, 2011 tmccoy
by: Allan Silverstein, Esq. Last week the federal government proposed a $320 billion dollar cut in Medicare and Medicaid funding as part of the President’s plan to cut spending. Particular areas of spending cuts are directed at nursing homes with high annual hospital admission rates. Under the plan, such homes might lose up to 3% [...]
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