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Psychotropic Drug Use and Nursing Home Abuse: What You Should Know
If you have an elderly loved one in a nursing home in New York, it is critical to understand the various ways in which nursing home abuse...
Brett Leitner
May 29, 20222 min read


Nursing Home Staffing Minimums and Enforcement in New York
Nursing home care can be essential for older adults who require assistance with activities of daily living, as well as help taking...
Brett Leitner
Apr 6, 20223 min read


Nursing Home Negligence and Red Flags: Warning Signs to Consider
It can be difficult for the family members of nursing home residents to feel certain that there is something wrong at a facility,...
Brett Leitner
Mar 27, 20222 min read


Filing a Claim for Bed Sores and Nursing Home Abuse
If you have an elderly parent or other older loved one in a New York nursing home, it is important to be able to recognize various signs...
Brett Leitner
Feb 28, 20223 min read


How Do I Report Nursing Home Abuse?
When you have concerns about nursing home abuse, how are you supposed to report those concerns or allegations? And do you need to submit...
Brett Leitner
Feb 13, 20222 min read


NY Post: Leitner Varughese Warywoda Continues to Advocate for 15K Nursing Home Victims
Nursing home families blast Hochul for excluding victims fund in state budget By Bernadette Hogan January 23, 2022 ALBANY – Family...
Brett Leitner
Jan 24, 20224 min read


Nursing Home Abuse and Understaffing: NY Nursing Homes File Lawsuit to Block Staffing Requirements
Understaffing at nursing homes is a long-running problem that has resulted in residents at New York facilities and at nursing homes...
Brett Leitner
Jan 13, 20223 min read


Nursing Home Investigation Addresses Hidden Safety Violations
While news about serious and deadly nursing home abuse cases can circulate quickly, there are many cases of nursing home abuse that are...
Brett Leitner
Dec 27, 20212 min read


How Much is a New York Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Worth?
If you have an elderly loved one who suffered injuries at a New York nursing home as a result of nursing home negligence, your if your...
Brett Leitner
Dec 1, 20213 min read


Is There a Difference Between a Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence Lawsuit?
Elderly residents of nursing homes have certain rights under New York law, and when a facility violates those rights through an...
Brett Leitner
Nov 14, 20213 min read


Psychological Abuse in Nursing Homes and Lawsuits: Three Things to Know
When you have concerns about an elderly loved one’s mental well-being in a nursing home, it can be difficult to articulate those fears...
Brett Leitner
Oct 29, 20212 min read


New York Nursing Home Victims Compensation Fund
Leitner Varughese Warywoda, a leading New York State trial law firm representing hundreds of victims of nursing home abuse and neglect,...
Brett Leitner
Oct 21, 20214 min read


LVW, Assm Ron Kim, Jumaane Williams, and Voices for Seniors Proudly Unveil Nursing Home Victims Act
Brett Leitner, Justin Varughese and Nicholas Warywoda proudly joined NYS Assemblyman Ron Kim, NYC Public Advocate and likely candidate...
Brett Leitner
Sep 29, 20212 min read


LVW Proudly Supports Nursing Home Victims Compensation Fund and Reform Bill
Leitner Varughese Warywoda is proud to stand alongside NYS Assemblyman Ron Kim, nursing home advocates Voices for Seniors, TV Host and...
Brett Leitner
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Unreported Nursing Home Abuse: What You Should Know
Nursing home abuse and neglect are serious problems in New York. While we know that rates of nursing home negligence are much higher than...
Brett Leitner
Sep 14, 20212 min read


NY Post Highlights LVW Firm's "Groundbreaking" Win for Nursing Home Victims
NEW YORK POST ARTICLE COVID negligence suit against LI nursing home can proceed, judge says By Carl Campanile August 12, 2021 5:52pm ...
Brett Leitner
Aug 13, 20213 min read


NY Hospital Lobby Intervenes in Leitner Varughese Warywoda COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Suit
NY Hospital Lobby Slams COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Suit By Y. Peter Kang Law360 (June 14, 2021, 7:18 PM EDT) -- Two powerful lobbying...
Brett Leitner
Jun 15, 20213 min read


Filing a Lawsuit for a Nursing Home Fall
Falls in nursing homes happen much too often, and older adults end up suffering serious and sometimes life-threatening injuries as a...
Leitner Varughese Warywoda
Jun 10, 20213 min read


Are Bed Sores Always a Result of Nursing Home Negligence?
Learning that an elderly loved one in a nursing home has developed bed sores can be devastating, especially if the bed sores are severe...
Brett Leitner
May 10, 20213 min read


How the Pandemic Has Revealed Urgent Needs for Nursing Home Reform
In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has made seniors in nursing homes more vulnerable to serious and life-threatening harm. Older adults...
Brett Leitner
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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