Transcript: Like other forms of elder abuse, “elder self-neglect” is a growing problem in Georgia. Although this form of abuse does not involve any other person, elder self-neglect is one of the leading forms of abuse in nursing homes. Elder self-neglect can be defined as the failure to perform basic self-care needs or the refusal …
Transcript: At Schenk Smith, we guarantee that at the first meeting, you will sit down and discuss your case with trial lawyer. Not a case manager, not a paralegal. One of the two partners with his name on the door. Legal services are no different than any other customer service, and we want you to …
Transcript: In Georgia, the statute of limitations, meaning the time in which you have to file a lawsuit, is two years for most injury claims. That is, you will have two years from the date in which you were injured in a car wreck, slip and fall, or at work to file a lawsuit with …
Transcript: Generally, lawyers in Georgia are required to keep confidential all information provided by clients relating to legal representation. Along with being one of the oldest, this privilege is one of, if not the strongest, obligation of silence required under the law. Justice and access to the justice system as one of our society’s greatest …
Transcript: Sometimes a family will come to our office with stories of nursing home negligence. However, at that time, the family might not know the exact ways in which the nursing home is negligent. For example, we recently had a family inform us that their mother, a nursing home resident, was not being changed or …
Transcript: One of the most important aspects in any civil case, particularly personal injury cases, is where you are able to bring the case. The legal term for where you may bring a case is called “venue.” In Georgia State and Superior Courts, venue is designated by county (not city or town). In most personal …
Transcript: Not every nursing home claim is one that we are able to pursue. Sometimes families will come to our office with legitimate concerns that their loved ones are being neglected or hurt at a nursing home. At the absolute very least, we investigate the claims. This includes requesting medical records from the facility, sending …
Transcript: Our firm recently had a case that we settled on behalf of an 87-year old former nursing home resident’s estate. This settlement was in excess of a half of a million dollars. Our client was a fall risk, and had fallen during the night. The next day, despite the fact that the nursing home …
Transcript: We sometimes have potential clients ask us whether their case is large enough to be handled by a personal injury lawyer. They assume that since their car wreck had little damage, or because they were not in immediate pain, or because the other side has already presented an offer, that they can handle the …
Transcript: An injured person is entitled to be put as close as possible to the position that her or she would have been in had the car wreck not occurred. We call this being “made whole.” Because no court has a time machine, the only way to do make someone whole is through money damages. …
