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Pressure Ulcer, Bed Sore and Decubitus Ulcer litigation is a growing concern for nursing homes. The incidence of a pressure ulcer alone is many times used as evidence of neglect on the part of a nursing home.

Pressure ulcers, Bed Sores and Decubitus Ulcers are a phenomenon, not a disease or even a discrete medical condition. Pressure ulcers – skin breakdown that occurs entirely as a result of exposure to a toxic combination of physical forces, such as pressure and shear – are more accurately described as an injury as used by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Experienced clinicians know that this type of pressure ulcer is the exception rather than the rule. Instead, the incidence of pressure ulcers in nursing homes is more accurately described as an event, often associated with medically complicated residents who usually are frail and immobilized. Clinicians must continue efforts to understand pressure ulcers, learn which can be avoided, and find better ways to treat them. .

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Tags: Decubitus Ulcer Litigation, Homes, Nursing Homes, Ulcer Litigation

Guest Post by Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney Peter Bricks.

I am often surprised how many chapter 7 bankruptcy debtors who want to file bankruptcy just before a foreclosure sale to stop the sale, ask the following question: Can I short sale my house after I file bankruptcy?

Although it can be done, it rarely makes sense. The reason is because a home mortgage short sale after filing chapter 7 bankruptcy rarely makes sense.

When I ask clients why they want to short sale their house after filing bankruptcy, the response I usually get back makes clear that the debtor does not fully understand the ramifications of their bankruptcy filing and the relief it afforded. Unless a chapter 7 debtor reaffirms their secured debt in the bankruptcy, then the debt is discharged.

For example, lets say the debtor owns a house worth $130,000 and has a mortgage at $150,000.

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This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the sports world is again overshadowing the rest of the celebrity bankruptcy world. A “Real Housewives” couple are in the spotlight, but the Dallas Stars are elbowing for a close-up, with several bidders possibly lining up to buy the team. Also this week, the Phoenix Coyotes saga lives on, and New York Jets player Mark Brunell is throwing out a new idea for his post-bankruptcy, post-NFL life.

Sports mogul Mark Cuban doesn’t want to buy the NHL’s Dallas Stars, but Texas businessman Doug Miller’s interest is piqued. According to the Dallas Morning News, Miller, who said he’s “been interested for some time,” may want to challenge Tom Gaglardi’s $267 million leading bid for the hockey team. Entrepreneur Chuck Greenberg—part of the group that bought the Texas Rangers out of Chapter 11 last year—also expressed interest in the team. Bankruptcy Beat noted

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A Whittier nursing facility was fined $75,000 after a state investigation found that a wrongly inserted stomach tube led to a patient’s death in 2008, it was announced today.

The Orchard — Post Acute Care, previously known as Royal Court Health Care, failed to follow policies and procedures related to patient assessment, monitoring and care, according to Dr.

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The Obama Administration recently announced that it wouldn’t allow lenders to foreclose on unemployed homeowners until they miss more than a year of monthly house payments, The Washington Post reports.

While this is temporary good news for homeowners, it’s more of a stopgap measure than a real solution. The Federal Housing Administration previously required banks to allow its borrowers to put off mortgage payments for four months while lenders worked out options to keep people in their homes. The national unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in May, while it sits at 8.7 percent in Illinois.

Chicago Bankruptcy Lawyers have seen many desperate homeowners, especially those who are unemployed and scrambling to keep their houses, seek out home loan scams and other programs in the hopes of keeping their homes. But as people remain unemployed, their credit card debt typically increases, leading to extended debt.

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Tags: Homeowners, Unemployed Homeowners