Daniel Pedersen, a Detroit native, was an inmate at Lenawee County Jail in 2007. Although a settlement has been reached between Mr. Pedersen and the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Department, Federal Judge Bernard A. Friedman ordered that a lawsuit may be brought against a private healthcare company, as well as six members of the company’s staff who worked at the jail at the same time. Pedersen’s medical malpractice attorneys argued that the staff members failed to evaluate him properly for seven weeks and “knowingly subjected him to intolerable pain and suffering”.
Man Suffers in Jail without Treatment
The lawyers for the defense agreed that there may be a medical malpractice claim but there was certainly no deliberate indifference which resulted in cruel and unusual punishment, as the plaintiff argued. However, the judge disagreed and pointed to the expert testimony of Dr. Joe Goldenson which could support the claims made by the medical malpractice attorneys on behalf of the plaintiff. The man suffered from prolonged pain and serious health problems during his time at the facility throughout a two month span. Pedersen was finally sent to a hospital when he could no longer stand, walk, sleep, or use the lavatory. He was in need of emergency surgery when it was discovered that he had an abscess extending from his abdomen all the way through his right thigh. Two surgeries were necessary and he was exposed to a prolonged stay in the hospital.
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52-year-old Lynda S. Hutcheson is being accused of 
At all points in life, we face the threat of being abused; abused physically, emotionally, or even financially. Our 
The older you get the higher your chances of being taken advantage of become. Individuals that have a hard time performing everyday tasks, getting around by themselves, or who suffer from Dementia or Alzheimer’s are most often the victims of financial abuse. Parents who have children who live far away from them or each other are also at a higher risk. One sibling can misuse the parents’ assets without the others finding out.
After an investigation by the state of Nevada, the Las Vegas Home Sweet Home had its license revoked and was forced to close in August. All of the residents were removed and placed in different facilities. 
According to the New Orleans Police Department, a 42-year-old man died after suffering second and third degree burns at the St. Charles Health Care Center. Around 9 p.m. on August 2, 2011, the man, who was wrapped in gauze for treatment, entered into an argument with another resident, 72-year-old Joann Everett, when his dressing ignited in flames. The nursing home staff extinguished the fire before the firefighters arrived on the scene. The victim was taken to Baton Rouge General Medical Center where he was treated for the burns that covered 80 percent of his body. The man died the next day as a direct result of the burns he sustained. The New Orleans Parish coroner determined the death a homicide. Everett is in custody at a local hospital and will be arrested and charged with homicide and aggravated arson. Police have not stated what started the argument, how the man’s gauze caught fire, or the victim’s name. 
Linda Johnson saw Dr. Ernest N. Pennington in January 2008 for impressions of her mouth that were being used as preparation for a bridge that she was having placed. According to the complaint that was filed by her 
Bishops Corner Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in West Hartford, Connecticut is facing a $710 fine for failing to properly administer antibiotic medications that were prescribed by a doctor to a severely demented patient who was experiencing wheezing accompanied by a cough. According to the facility’s nursing director, the medication was “not available in the medication cart and the nurses failed to check with their supervisor.” In another incident of 
James Gleeson, Gwendoline’s son, is very upset because he just recently found out the details of nursing home neglect involved in his mother’s death. He had previously assumed that she was left alone for a few minutes, not two hours. “I don’t want this to happen again to anybody … mum has passed away and I find out 12 months later what has happened and she was left tied to a toilet,” Mr. Gleeson said. He is angry with the facility for keeping him in the dark about the whole situation. He was unaware that restraining belts were even used on his mother. The care plan that was made for Mrs. Gleeson had no authorization for the restraints and stated that she needed to be supervised while on the toilet.
Amy M. Armstrong, 40, a hospice nurse in Woodstock, Georgia, is being charged with stealing medication from an elderly patient. After a family member went to the authorities with the possible theft of narcotic painkillers, agents with the Cherokee narcotics squad used video to catch Armstrong taking the pills from a patient. The agents then found more pills, including pain killers and anti-depressants, in her possession. She was arrested on August 23, 2011 and charged with two counts of felony theft by taking, two counts of elder abuse, two counts of possession of a schedule II controlled substance, and a single count of possession of a schedule III controlled substance. Armstrong is being held at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center under a $75,000 bond.