Senior Partner Stephen M. Garcia was selected for inclusion in Los Angeles Times’ Southern California’s Leading Lawyers 2023 list, recognized for his impactful work in elder abuse law. Garcia’s highlighted successes include securing a $5 million verdict for a 92-year-old dependent adult woman who suffered elder abuse and neglect, and obtaining a $38.6 million settlement against an acute care...
Garcia & Artigliere lawyers Stephen M. Garcia and Matthew Coman secured a $4.2 million settlement against a Kentucky hospital, which allowed one of its surgeons to inappropriately place medical devices on his patients which were sold exclusively by his wife. The lawsuit alleged that these devices were not medically necessary. Rather, the physician, using his wife as an in-house...
After more than five years of litigation, Garcia & Artigliere attorney Stephen M. Garcia acquired $12 million in a class action on behalf of victims of understaffing at California skilled nursing facilities in a preliminary settlement submitted to the court for approval.
The lawsuit sought to ensure skilled nursing facilities staff meet the needs of their elder and infirm residents, rather...
Garcia & Artigliere attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $700,000 settlement on behalf of the Plaintiff who suffered elder abuse and neglect while she was a resident of a Pasadena Residential Care Facility for the Elderly.
The Plaintiff was admitted to the facility because she was no longer able to live at home due to being a high fall risk and requiring assistance with medication...
Senior Partner Stephen M. Garcia was selected to National Law Journal’s 2023 Plaintiffs’ Attorney Trailblazers list for his deep impact in elder abuse matters, winning over $3 billion for his clients.
For nearly four decades, Garcia has exclusively represented vulnerable persons in high-stakes, complex cases, and has illustrated through his matters that these abusers are more interested in...
Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Matthew M. Coman obtained an $860,000 settlement from a Kentucky hospital on behalf of the Plaintiff whose deceased mother suffered from a botched surgery to repair her fractured left femur, resulting in an unjustified above knee amputation as well as an additional surgery and ongoing pain and complications.
The Complaint alleged that...
Attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and William M. Artigliere’s $4.4 million jury verdict on behalf of a dependent adult woman who suffered elder abuse and neglect while she was a resident of Ivy Creek Healthcare and Wellness Centre was named to TopVerdict’s Top 50 Verdicts in California for 2022.
In Arcelia Martinez v. Shlomo Rechnitz; San Gabriel Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP, et al., the...
Garcia & Artigliere attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $6,950,000 settlement against a Los Angeles acute care hospital and several medical providers on behalf of a minor who was permanently disabled while a patient of the hospital.
The lawsuit alleges that during heart surgery, proper precautions were not instituted to prevent the introduction of air into the body of the patient,...
Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $550,000 settlement against a California long-term care facility in an elder abuse and wrongful death case.
While a resident of the facility, the Plaintiff suffered from four severe pressure ulcers on different parts of his body, which led directly to his death. His injuries and death would not have occurred had the...
Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $650,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against a California 24-hour skilled nursing facility.
The Plaintiff was a patient of the facility for approximately 36 days, during which time he suffered at least five falls. After his fifth and final fall, the facility discharged him without informing his family how...
