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 About Adam Peck

Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.
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Types of Wrongful Death Cases in California

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Experiencing a wrongful death in the family is a devastating experience, both on the emotional side as well as everything that follows. It’s important to contact a wrongful death attorney whether you’re in Los Angeles or anywhere throughout California as soon as you can if a friend or family member was involved in a wrongful death incident to get all the facts.

Please use this guide as reference for the various types of wrongful death.

Types of Wrongful Death

  • Auto Accidents – A car or truck driver may be distracted or under the influence of drugs or alcohol and cause a fatal crash.
  • Medical Malpractice – If a person dies due to the negligence of medical staff, the family member of the deceased can file a wrongful death case against the staff and/or medical facility in which the death took place.
  • Product Liability – A customer that is exposed to injury or death caused by an unsafe product can file a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the product.
  • Workplace Accidents – Every year there are many workers that die due to a workplace accident. If the accident was caused by negligence or wrongdoing of another party, then that worker or worker’s family may be entitled to compensation.

If you or a family member were involved in any type of wrongful death within Los Angeles or throughout California, be sure to contact the Peck Law Group as soon as possible at 866-999-9085 for your free case evaluation.

PECK LAW GROUP UNCOVERS CONCEALMENT

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PECK LAW GROUP UNCOVERS CONCEALMENT OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITY ELOPEMENT AND RESOLVES MATTER EARLY IN THE LITIGATION FOR  $375,000.00

In this case, the client received a Wanderguard order to prevent wandering / elopement, because client had a history of  Wandering / elopement. Resident nurses of the skilled nursing facility noted episodes of wandering around the facility and that client was at high risk for wandering / elopement. Per doctor’s order, WanderGuard was applied on left upper extremity. Facility care plan for client was to continue to monitor client from wandering / elopement.

An Elopement Care Plan was put into place for client as he was assessed and was at complete risk for wandering/elopement. The stated goals for this Care Plan were that client shall not wander out of the facility and shall be free from injury related to any wandering / elopement. He was supposed to be visually checked every 30 minutes; however there was never any documentation in the facility records regarding these 30 minute ordered visual checks.

 

The client Care Plan indicated: “Dementia / Alzheimer’s manifested by confused, impaired verbal communication, wandering, inappropriate judgment (Poor judgment), aggressive outbursts, and inability to follow direction and / or concentrate. client was at very very high risk for injury due to wandering and impaired judgment (Poor judgment), self-deficit due to memory loss, impaired motor skills , fatigue and social isolation, making client a very very high risk for wandering / elopement” with nothing in the records indicating any re-evaluation date.

Nursing Notes indicate when a nurse went to his room to administer medicine, client was not there. The entire facility was checked, including the parking lot, and client was unable to be found at the facility, indicating a complete failure of the facilities’ care plan to monitor client for wandering / elopement and / or to immediately respond to the client’s Wanderguard warnings. N

Client was subsequently found on in the bushes at whereupon he removed his pants and wanted to pee. He was taken to a Hospital Emergency Room by the police. His family was then notified. Client suffered a heart attack.

Facility tried to cover above the elopement, injuries and hospital stay by changing their records.

The Peck Law Group fairly early in the litigation was able to resolve this matter for  $375,000.00

Nursing Home Abuse is an Epidemic

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Have you or a family member been a victim of nursing home abuse? If so you are not alone. In fact in a recent government study, a whopping 85 percent of nursing homes reported at least one case of abuse or neglect. This number is actually higher, as only 53 percent of nursing homes actually reported the allegations.

So what’s the positive news? You can take matters into your own hands by contacting an elder abuse attorney and bring those abusers to justice. They keyword here is attorney – if you try to be a vigilante and go at them yourselves it could be very dangerous and they may have time to cover up whatever abuse or neglect is happening at the time.

Here are just a few types of nursing home abuse to be aware of:

  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Financial abuse
  • Neglect

If you’re not sure what to look for, here is an information guide that goes into detail about the various types of abuse and neglect so that you can stop it before it’s too late!

We don’t use the word epidemic lightly – in fact 1 in 3 nursing homes received violations from 1999-2001. Another stunning fact: out of 2,000 nursing home residents interviewed, 44% said they were abused and 95% said they were neglected or had seen another resident being neglected.

Not sure where to look? The Peck Law Group nursing home abuse attorneys are here for you and your family members and have over 35 years of experience in the field. Please use the form on the side or call us at any one of our locations throughout California today.

Locations Include:

Van Nuys / Los Angeles Office: 6454 Van Nuys Boulevard Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA 91401

Pleasant Hill / Oakland office: 3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 1000, Pleasant Hill, California 94523

Ontario Office: 3281 Guasti Road, Ontario,CA 91761

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