Nursing Home Litigation: Pretrial Practice and Trials, Second Edition

A must-have reference for any professional involved in nursing home cases.. The litigation of neglect and abuse of the elderly in assisted living and nursing home facilities is unlike any other personal injury litigation. The second edition of Nursing Home Litigation: Pretrial Practice and Trials has been significantly expanded and will provide you with a detailed step-by-step look at how nursing home cases should be handled.. The book's chapters are organized in a way that will help you with your case from pretrial to trial. The first chapter will give you tips and techniques for writing the demand letter. The following chapters provide insight for both the plaintiff's attorney and defense attorney on topics such as interviewing older witnesses, preparing staff for deposition, demonstrative evidence, voir dire, opening and closing arguments.. New topics include:. * Handling older witnesses: the defense perspecive * Preparing nursing home staff for deposition * The preparation and use of demonstrative evidence * Fighting fraud in long-term care * Voir dire, opening arguments and closing arguments * Punitive damages * The role of nutrition * The Medicare "super lein"