2015 was a busy year for nursing home litigation cases in New Jersey. Prior to 2015, New Jersey had about ten cases involving the Nursing Home Responsibilities and Rights of Residents Act. This year marked a changing landscape for this area of law. Cutting edge issues and a rapidly changing environment, have made nursing home litigation a vibrant area of law.
At this entirely new program, a panel of both plaintiffs and defense attorneys who are specialists in this area of law, will explore some of the hottest and most current prevalent issues in nursing home/assisted living abuse cases.
Learn everything you need to know about the new changes in nursing home litigation - and how they can help the cases that you handle, including:
• Understanding why nursing home negligence cases are different from other negligence claims
• The Nursing Home Responsibilities and Rights of Resident Act
• What is a nursing home and what is not (Bermudez v. Kessler)
• Estate v. Dwyer - proving/disproving adequate care.
What constitutes abuse and neglect? Would you know it when you see it?
- i.e., Patient falls, injuries and restraint cases, medication issues, elder abuse; a discussion of physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse
• Estate v. Dwyer and the need for instructions and verdict sheets in nursing home litigation cases
• Ptaszynski v. Atlantic Health Systems Inc on nursing home liability, jury instructions and damages
• Tips for defending your case as we move forward into 2016
- i.e. Causation issue, chart review, benefits of mediation, affidavit of merit,contacting former employees of nursing homes
…and more!
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.3 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 4.3 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in civil trial law.
| Credits |
| NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.3 credits (50 minute hour) |
| PA CLE: 3.5 substantive credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program) |
| NY CLE (t&n/t): 4.0 professional practice credits |
| Trial Attorney Certification: 4.3 civil credits pending |
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Door Registration: $200