Adam Peck, Author at PLG Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Injury Attorneys in California

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.

Traumatic Brain Injury Victim Neglected in California Rehabilitation Facility

Posted on June 7, 2013 - 10:14 pm by Adam Peck

A California residential rehabilitation facility is being sued for its failure to provide sufficient care to a man with a traumatic brain injury.

The man suffered regular seizures but refused medication, prompting the facility to crush it and give it to him in his food and drink. However one morning he was found dead in his room after suffering a seizure the night before.

The Department of Social Services cited the facility for its failure to properly care plan for this and the staff failed to ensure that recommended tests and medical reviews were carried out.

Have you known someone who suffered a traumatic brain injury? If so, how did that change both of your lives?

Decubitus Ulcers Can Be Life Threatening

Posted on June 7, 2013 - 7:18 pm by Adam Peck

Residents of long term care facilities, which include skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, board and care, are often left unattended for hours in their facilities. In most instances there skin is frail, As a result, they can spend long hours in the same position in bed or in a wheelchair leaving them prone to develop Decubitus Ulcers. The Decubitus Ulcers can be very very painful.

Bedsores in a hospital or nursing home patient can be a sign of neglect or even abuse. This is especially true when the patient had no bedsores at the time of admission. Bedsores take a long time to heal, and often lead to life-threatening complications such as skin and bone infections. and possible death.

Bedsores are lesions in the skin that are the result of constant pressure on bony parts of the body like the tailbone, shoulder blades, spine, back of the head, hips, ankles, elbows and heels. Pressure on these areas decreases the flow of blood and oxygen, which causes the tissue to die.

Bedsores are most common in people suffering from paralysis, dementia, old age, poor nutrition or poor circulation. There are four stages of bedsores, ranging from a persistent area of red skin in stage 1 to often lethal deep lesions that reach the bone in stage 4.

Should the MICRA Cap for Pain and Suffering Be Adjusted?

Posted on May 23, 2013 - 6:28 pm by Adam Peck

Should the MICRA Cap for Pain and Suffering Damages in the State of California (compensation for preventable medical errors) of $250,000.00 passed nearly Four Decades Ago Be Adjusted For Inflation?

For 38 years the amount of compensation that can be received by a victim of preventable medical errors has been limited to $250,000 regardless of the severity of the injury or the degree of negligence. This is the result of a California law called MICRA, that was passed nearly four decades ago and has never been adjusted for inflation.

Efforts are beginning in Sacramento to correct this injustice and increase the amount of possible compensation to a level commensurate with today’s dollars. Since 1975, the cost of everything, has risen except for the value placed on the life of someone injured or killed by such preventable medical negligence.

The L.A. Business Journal is running a MICRA poll. If you click, the link for the May 22nd issue goes to the bottom right hand side. If you vote, vote your conscience. The wording of the poll is below, but go to the link to vote.

Thank you for your few minutes and start getting the message out there that MICRA must be changed..

READER POLL: Should the cap on medical malpractice awards be changed?

( ) No, it keeps the cost of health care down.

( ) Yes, low awards aren’t fair to those who have been harmed.