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Medical providers and facilities, including nursing homes in and around Portland, owe a duty of care to their residents. The duty of care is heightened because it involves medical treatment in a residential facility. Unfortunately, there are various ways that nursing homes and staff members can abandon patients. This is not always obvious. In fact, the signs and symptoms of abandonment may not be readily obvious to those looking in from the outside. If a loved one is impacted by abandonment, contact our Portland nursing home abuse attorney as soon as possible for assistance.
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Patient abandonment in the medical field occurs when a healthcare provider terminates the doctor-patient relationship without providing reasonable notice or suitable replacement, leaving the patient without necessary medical care.
This can happen in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, stand-alone ERs, clinics, and private practices. For example, a doctor abruptly stopping treatment without providing a referral to another physician or sufficient notice can constitute abandonment. This neglect can lead to significant harm, especially for patients with ongoing medical needs.
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Abandonment in nursing homes is a serious issue that can have severe consequences for residents. It involves the failure of nursing home staff to provide the necessary care and attention that residents require. Here are some ways that abandonment can occur in a nursing home setting:
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Victims of nursing home abandonment and their families may be entitled to compensation
for the harm caused by the facility’s negligence. Pursuing a legal claim can help cover medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other damages related to the abandonment. Here are some steps to consider if you suspect abandonment in a nursing home:
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Not necessarily. In fact, most injury and wrongful death claims are settled outside of court. However, every case is different. The attorneys at Paulson Coletti prepare every case as if it will go to trial. As trial lawyers, we always go the extra mile to prepare cases with merit that juries can understand and believe in.
If we evaluate your case and determine that it has merit, we can provide you with a potential recovery range or estimate. This will be based on the dollar amount we believe is appropriate to compensate for your losses and our fees are computed as a percentage of your total recovery – called “contingency fees.”
Applicable bar regulations require the client to pay the expenses of the litigation. We are permitted to advance all necessary litigation expenses, but please understand that these expenses will be recouped and recovered from your portion of the successful outcome of the case.
No. Many of our clients are referred to us by other lawyers and if there is a referral fee to be paid, the referring lawyer will be paid out of our attorney fees. You will be not be required to pay additional attorney fees.
The answer depends on the case. For example, most cases in Oregon are completed within 15 months of the case being filed in court, unless there is an appeal or substantial other delay. Multnomah County, Oregon has one of the fastest dockets in the country. Medical malpractice cases tend to take longer because of a longer trial docket.
The amount of compensation you may be able to recover depends entirely on your unique situation. Areas of compensation may include lost wages, past and ongoing medical bills, lost earning capacity, and pain and suffering.
Our philosophy is to keep a small caseload so that we can focus the appropriate time and attention on each case. Because of this, we only take cases we believe have merit. Our firm ends up turning down far more cases than we take, but this benefits the clients we do accept. Sometimes the merit of a case can be determined almost immediately. In other instances, we need additional time, effort, and investigation in order to learn whether a case has merit. If we believe your case does not to have merit, we will try to notify you as soon as we make this determination.
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