Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer – Office in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
You or your loved one has been injured by someone, you thought you could trust—a nursing home. That’s nursing home abuse. Maybe the nurses failed to give you or your loved one adequate attention, resulting in bed sores and other injuries. Perhaps you or your loved one developed an infection in the nursing home. Or maybe a nursing home doctor failed to properly diagnose a serious condition, and necessary medical treatment was delayed. Perhaps the nursing home’s negligence even caused the wrongful death of your loved one.
However it happened, you or your loved one were hurt. Who will pay for your further medical expenses, pain, and suffering? You can be sure that the insurance company for the nursing home has experienced lawyers and insurance adjusters on their side. You’ll need someone to represent you. Someone with the experience and toughness to stand up to the other side’s lawyers. Someone to look out for you. If you’re the victim of nursing home abuse, you don’t have to go it alone. You don’t have to let the insurance company pressure you into giving a statement that might hurt your case. As they say on TV, anything you say can be used against you later. The insurance company may also try and pressure you to settle your case for less than it’s worth. An experienced personal injury attorney can help you stand up to a large insurance company.
Why You Need a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney
With an experienced nursing home abuse lawyer at your side, you can receive every dollar that you deserve. You should know that there is a time limit for taking legal action to pursue any claims that you may have. If you fail to take the proper action on time, you will never be able to recover anything for your injuries. The time limit can be as little as 90 days from the date of the accident. In other cases, you may have more time.
How Selecting the Right Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Will Help
You need an experienced nursing home abuse attorney to make sure that you don’t lose out on a technicality. Similarly, there may be time limits involved for you to file a claim for insurance benefits to cover your further medical expenses. Even if you don’t have an insurance policy yourself, it may be possible for you to obtain insurance benefits to pay for your additional medical bills. Again, an experienced nursing home abuse attorney can help. Marc S. Berman, Esq. has been practicing law since 1986. He is a former prosecutor with extensive jury trial experience.