Garcia & Artigliere Acquires $800,000 Settlement Against Southern California Skilled Nursing Facility for the Elderly

As trial was nearing, Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Bill Artigliere acquired a settlement of $800,000 against a Southern California skilled nursing facility for the elderly that allowed an 82-year-old woman to suffer a fall and fractured hip despite allegedly being cared for as a “high fall risk” resident. Artigliere stated, “The…

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Stephen Garcia Ranked in Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys 2023 List

Senior Partner Stephen Garcia was selected to Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys 2023 list for protecting the interests of the elderly in thousands of elder abuse and nursing home neglect cases. To date, his efforts have resulted in over $3 billion in results. For nearly four decades, Garcia has…

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Kentucky-based Hazard Nursing Home, Inc. for Knowingly Understaffing the Facility

Garcia & Artigliere filed a class action lawsuit against Hazard Nursing Home, Inc. and its owner Terry Forcht, for allegedly profiting from systematically and knowingly understaffing the facility – a direct violation of Kentucky and federal law. From 2019 to 2021, an analysis of publicly available data reported by the facility showed the residents received…

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against KY Health & Rehab Center for Knowingly Understaffing the Facility

Garcia & Artigliere filed a class action lawsuit against Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center and its owner Terry Forcht for allegedly profiting from systematically and knowingly understaffing the facility – a direct violation of Kentucky and federal law. The facility was found to have provided an average of 56% less registered nurses than required and…

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Sunnyside Nursing Center in Torrance, California for Understaffing and Illegal Siphoning of Funds

Garcia & Artigliere filed a class action lawsuit against California-based nursing home Sunnyside Nursing Center for allegedly failing to employ an adequate number of staff to provide care to those living at the facility and siphoning off required funds for resident care for their own profit. These issues were not only directly harmful to the…

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Stephen Garcia Named to Los Angeles Times’ Southern California’s Leading Lawyers 2023 List

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…

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Garcia & Artigliere Secures $4.2 Million Settlement in Class Action Case Against Kentucky Hospital

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…

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