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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $750,000 settlement against a Mission Hills hospital on behalf of a man who suffered elder abuse while he was a patient of the facility. The lawsuit alleges that over the course of the Plaintiff’s two-month stay at the hospital, the facility consistently failed to…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $500,000 settlement on behalf of the son of an elderly woman who suffered elder abuse and neglect while a resident at a California skilled nursing facility, which later led to her death. In July 2018, the Plaintiff was admitted to the facility for rehabilitation…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $1.55 million settlement in an elder abuse and wrongful death lawsuit against a California skilled nursing facility. While a resident of the facility, the Plaintiff suffered from an avoidable pressure ulcer on her heel and an entirely preventable fall that caused her to suffer…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen Garcia obtained a $1 million settlement for an elderly client who suffered financial hardship due to the gross understaffing and unlawful business practices of a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) in California. According to the lawsuit, at the time the Plaintiff was admitted and throughout the…