General Negligence Attorneys
Nursing Home Abuse | Slip and Fall Accidents | Dog Bite Victims
Negligence is a legal term that means a careless mistake or error. It can take many forms. In every case you deserve to be compensated for the injuries that results from someone else’s negligence.
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Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
When our loved ones are confined to nursing homes, they can no longer care for themselves. When they are neglected or abused by the people entrusted to care for them, you have a right to act and need to act quickly.
Contact us at Segar & Sciortino. We know the standards of care for nursing homes. We can investigate the circumstances of how the nursing home abuse happened and then let you know your loved one’s rights under the law.
Most nursing home abuse is due to inadequate staffing or insufficient training of the staff. Occasionally there are cases of deliberate abuse. None of these circumstances are acceptable. If you complain and are told, “We just don’t have enough people,” or “We don’t have time for all that,” don’t accept it. Nothing excuses neglecting the care of those not able to care for themselves.
Nursing home neglect includes:
- Poor nutrition
- Dehydration
- Bed sores
- Falls
If you see evidence of nursing home abuse or neglect, take legal steps as quickly as possible.
Slip and Fall Accidents
In New York State, landowners are required by law to keep their property reasonably safe. However, in order to find a landowner legally responsible for a defective condition that causes you to fall, the landowner must have either created the defective condition or known about the condition before you fell. To find out more if you were injured on someone else’s property, come see us. The initial meeting is free.
Dog Bite Victims
Every day you hear about people being attacked by a Pit Bull, Rottweiler or Doberman. It doesn’t matter what type of dog it is—if the dog had either bitten someone before or was known to be vicious, Segar & Sciortino can help. Find out what you can do and how we can help. Our initial meeting is free.