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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers
Jehl Law Group attorneys have more than 65 years of experience in handling nursing home or elder abuse and neglect.
We are here for you
If you or a loved one has suffered as a result of injuries or neglect, knowing where to turn to get justice for yourself or your family member may seem like a daunting task. It does not have to be that way. At Jehl Law Group, our compassionate team of legal professionals is available to answer your questions so you can make an informed decision regarding the filing of an injury claim. Our firm handles a wide variety of personal injury cases. Our nursing home abuse lawyers have experience dealing with residential facilities and overcoming obstacles to get to the truth about your loved one’s level of care. Contact us today to schedule a no-cost appointment to discuss your concerns.
Based in Memphis, Jehl Law Group attorneys are licensed in Tennessee and several other states including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.
Family awarded almost $7 million in lawsuit against Nashville hospital
Jehl Law Group, PLLC (attorneys Carey Acerra, Deena Arnold and April Huntoon) represented the children of Nicole Elkins, a single mother in her early 40s from Kentucky. After a motor vehicle accident rendered her a quadriplegic in August 2015, Ms. Elkins was admitted to Select Specialty Hospital for “specialized wound care” in November of 2015.
In addition to a complicated medical history, she had three pressure wounds at the time she was admitted. Despite Defendants’ promises for “specialized wound care,” when she left their hospital in January of 2017, she had developed a total of 14 wounds. Upon admission at a subsequent hospital, Ms. Elkins was found to be septic from infected wounds and unfortunately passed away in early March of 2017.
This case was tried January 29 through February 14, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee against Select Specialty Hospital-Nashville and its parent company, Select Medical Corporation. After deliberations, the jury returned a verdict for $1,271,273.09 in compensatory damages and $5,704,587.06 in punitive damages.
Family awarded more than $30 million after mother’s death at Memphis nursing home
Martha Jane Pierce moved into Allenbrooke Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center after her dementia worsened. According to the family’s attorney, Cameron Jehl, for a woman in her 80s, even with progressing dementia, she was doing okay. Unfortunately, Mrs. Pierce died at Allenbrooke in 2009 when was 82-years-old.
While she was in the nursing home, she suffered from malnutrition, dehydration and more. Her family contacted Jehl Law Group and sued the nursing home, its parent company and several other executives a year later.
A jury ruled in their favor and returned a verdict with damages worth more than $30 million. Read more about the case.
Practice Areas
If you have been injured, or have a loved one who has been injured or neglected, you may not know where to turn. Such situations can leave you feeling vulnerable. Our Memphis nursing home abuse lawyers understand this at Jehl Law Group.
Injuries can result under any circumstances, including car crashes, use of child playground equipment, and more. A proper investigation by a skillful attorney with access to medical experts and other consultants is key to developing a strong case.
Medical negligence by physicians, hospitals, and other medical facilities, though not intentional, can have a devastating and lasting impact on the patient and their loved ones.
In some cases, products fail or otherwise negatively impact the consumer. A person may have a valid claim resulting from the use of a number of different products.
Abuse and neglect in nursing homes is, unfortunately, quite common. Abuse can also negatively impact the emotional well-being of your loved one or be financial in nature.
Tennessee law allows for a short period of time during which a case must be filed. Therefore, an experienced attorney must quickly launch an investigation and determine the sense of the damages that may be awarded.
Tennessee law allows for a short period of time during which a case must be filed. Therefore, an experienced attorney must quickly launch an investigation and determine the sense of the damages that may be awarded.
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Personal Injury
Injuries can result under any circumstances, including car crashes, use of child playground equipment, and more. A proper investigation by a skillful attorney with access to medical experts and other consultants is key to developing a strong case.
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Abuse and neglect in nursing homes is, unfortunately, quite common. Abuse can also negatively impact the emotional well-being of your loved one or be financial in nature.
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Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence by physicians, hospitals, and other medical facilities, though not intentional, can have a devastating and lasting impact on the patient and their loved ones.
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Wrongful Death
Tennessee law allows for a short period of time during which a case must be filed. Therefore, an experienced attorney must quickly launch an investigation and determine the sense of the damages that may be awarded.
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Products Liability
In some cases, products fail or otherwise negatively impact the consumer. A person may have a valid claim resulting from the use of a number of different products.
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Negligent Security
Why Choose Us
Too often we see frail elders neglected and abused in nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, and group homes. That is why we believe that those who hold themselves out as “healthcare providers” should be held accountable for their actions when they abuse or neglect the elderly.
Our attorneys have more than 65 years of experience in handling claims including nursing home/elder neglect and abuse, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, corporate fraud, breach of contract and various aspects of elder law. From the moment you hire us until the time your case is resolved, your case will get individualized attention from our team of attorneys. At the Jehl Law Group, PLLC, we work hard to stand up for those who need our help, and we take pride in what we do. If you are our client, we look forward to fighting for you every day.
There are a number of federal regulations that govern long term health care facilities set forth in Nursing Home Reform Act. The basic gist of the Act is that nursing homes must provide services and care to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident. Additionally this care must be given based on written documentation for each resident, known as an individualized plan of care. If you have any reason to believe that someone you love has been the victim of neglect or abuse, please call us or click here to have one of our attorneys contact you.
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