Jury Faults Nursing Home in Neglect Case
A local nursing home must pay up for a patient who died after suffering a huge bedsore that ate through her skin to the bone.
A jury on Monday ruled against Rosewood Care Center and awarded $51,000 to the family of Catherine Taylor in connection with her death in 2004. Rosewood Care Center must also cover the attorney fees incurred by Taylor’s children over the course of the 5-year-old lawsuit.
“We feel vindicated that we proved that they did something wrong,” said Frank Cservenyak, one of the attorneys representing Taylor’s daughter, Mary Pat Barney, who was acting as the administrator of her mother’s estate.
Bedsores and neglect
Taylor, who was 88 when she died in December 2004, was a resident of Rosewood in July and August 2004, On Aug. 19, 2004, Taylor, a former teacher, was taken to Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center and six days later “underwent a procedure to remove bedsores and treat bone infections brought on by her confinement to her bed and her exposure to urine and other bodily fluids during (her) care,” according to the complaint against Rosewood.
“She had a hole in her backside the size of my fist,” said Scott Pyles, the other attorney representing Taylor’s estate.
And Pyles said the bedsore was the fault of the nursing home staff.
2 Injured in SR 2 Crash Near Snohomish
Two people were injured in a collision on State Route 2 on Tuesday evening.
Trooper Keith Leary said a car headed east crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle at 88th Street at approximately 7:36 p.m.
One driver was taken to Providence Hospital – Colby Campus with serious injuries. The other was also taken with non-life threatening injuries, Leary said. Their conditions were not immediately available.
The cause of the crash has not been determined, and the roadway was to be closed for several hours for investigation.
Traffic was being detoured at 88th Street.
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Sammamish woman killed in Oregon crash
A Sammamish woman, Jenna Lee Ulrich, 22, was killed in a car accident outside of Huntingon, Ore., on Saturday afternoon.
Police say Ulrich was driving a 1982 Ford four-door eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 339, when she lost control of her car and was struck by a commercial truck.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her passenger, Thomas Stroppel, 26, of Seattle, was taken to an Ontario hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the truck was not injured.
Oregon State Police believe the icy conditions were a contributing factor, and are continuing their investigation.
All three occupants were using safety restraints.
This year Ulrich was a senior at the University of Washington – she was named to the Dean’s List in January.
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Off Duty Seattle Officer Injured in Suspected DUI
Just before 3 a.m. this morning, an off-duty Seattle police officer on his way to work was involved in a traffic collision with a suspected impaired driver in the intersection of East Pine Street and Boylston Avenue.
The officer was driving east on Pine when the other vehicle, heading west on Pine, turned in front of the officer’s car. The officer was treated at the scene by Seattle Fire Department medics and then taken to a hospital for evaluation of a sore neck and hand.
The officer was later released from the hospital.
The driver of the other vehicle, 21, was not injured. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
18-wheeler Rollover Spilled 45,000 Pounds of Hydrochloric Acid
A tractor trailer overturned and spilled hydrochloric acid. Semi-truck accident lawyer alerts- A tractor-trailer rollover on the Paseo Bridge spilled hydrochloric acid. Kansa City, MOAn 18-wheeler transporting 45,000 pounds of hydrochloric acid rolled over on the Paseo Bridge, which caused massive amounts of acid to be released into the air. The semi-truck overturned on Monday morning, November 30, 2009, on Interstate 35, as reported by KCTV5. Kansas City Fire Department stated that nearly 250 gallons of the hydrochloric acid spilled onto the interstate from the tanker, and clouds of smoke form the acid could be seen floating near the scene. The main spill reportedly originated from a hose that detached from the tanker when it overturned. Two Kansas City police officers were overcome by the acidic fumes, and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. A nearby casino, Isle of Capri, was temporarily on lock down to keep the customers from coming into contact with the acid. One of the casino patrons did report respiratory problems, and was transported to an area hospital. The driver of the tractor-trailer was retrieved from the cab of the tanker, alert and responsive, and was taken to an area hospital for treatment by doctors and nurses. The scene of the crash has since been deemed safe after the air was tested. Kansas City police are reportedly conducting a full investigation into the spill and how the accident occurred. Legal News
Reporter: Nicole Howley-Legal news for Missouri 18-wheeler accident lawyers.
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