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October 29, 2021Psychological Abuse in Nursing Homes and Lawsuits: Three Things to KnowWhen you have concerns about an elderly loved one’s mental well-being in a nursing home, it can be difficult to articulate those fears...
October 21, 2021New York Nursing Home Victims Compensation FundLeitner Warywoda, a leading New York State trial law firm representing hundreds of victims of nursing home abuse and neglect,...September 29, 2021LVW, Assm Ron Kim, Jumaane Williams, and Voices for Seniors Proudly Unveil Nursing Home Victims ActBrett Leitner, Justin Varughese and Nicholas Warywoda proudly joined NYS Assemblyman Ron Kim, NYC Public Advocate and likely candidate...
September 28, 2021LVW Proudly Supports Nursing Home Victims Compensation Fund and Reform Bill Leitner Warywoda is proud to stand alongside NYS Assemblyman Ron Kim, nursing home advocates Voices for Seniors, TV Host and...
September 14, 2021Unreported Nursing Home Abuse: What You Should KnowNursing home abuse and neglect are serious problems in New York. While we know that rates of nursing home negligence are much higher than...
August 13, 2021NY Post Highlights LVW Firm's "Groundbreaking" Win for Nursing Home VictimsNEW YORK POST ARTICLE COVID negligence suit against LI nursing home can proceed, judge says By Carl Campanile August 12, 2021 5:52pm ...
June 15, 2021NY Hospital Lobby Intervenes in Leitner Warywoda COVID-19 Nursing Home Death SuitNY Hospital Lobby Slams COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Suit By Y. Peter Kang Law360 (June 14, 2021, 7:18 PM EDT) -- Two powerful lobbying groups for New York hospitals have asked a federal judge to toss a suit seeking to hold a Long Island nursing home liable for a resident's coronavirus death, saying the repeal of a state law granting nursing homes immunity does not apply retroactively. The Greater New York Hospital Association and the Healthcare Association of New York State lodged a joint...
June 10, 2021Filing a Lawsuit for a Nursing Home FallFalls in nursing homes happen much too often, and older adults end up suffering serious and sometimes life-threatening injuries as a...
May 10, 2021Are 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...
April 18, 2021How the Pandemic Has Revealed Urgent Needs for Nursing Home ReformIn many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has made seniors in nursing homes more vulnerable to serious and life-threatening harm. Older adults...
March 21, 2021The Nursing Home Star System and Nursing Home Abuse LawsuitsWhen adult children are struggling over a decision about whether or not to move an elderly parent into a nursing home, it can be...
March 5, 2021Newsweek Spotlights Leitner Warywoda Efforts for Nursing Home Neglect JusticeFor Vivian Rivera-Zayas and her family, the troubles began in January 2020 after her 78-year-old mother Ana Martinez experienced...
March 2, 2021LVW Featured in Expose of the Fight to Hold Nursing Homes Accountable for Thousands of COVID Deaths“They Can’t Hold The Nursing Homes Responsible” Across New York state, Cuomo’s nursing home liability shield has caused a legal chilling...February 21, 2021Who is Liable in a Nursing Home Abuse Case?If you have an elderly loved one who sustained injuries at a nursing home or assisted-living facility as a result of nursing home abuse...
February 14, 2021LVW Attorneys Continue to Lead the Fight for Justice for Victims of Nursing Home NeglectLeitner Warywoda attorney Justin Varughese was recognized on Telemundo 47 (New York) as the firm continues efforts leading the...
January 29, 2021Leitner Warywoda on The Today Show and NBC News fighting for NY nursing home victimsLeitner Warywoda was featured on The Today Show and NBC News fighting for the families of more than 12,000 nursing home...
January 21, 2021What are the Most Common Reasons to File a Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit?Nursing home abuse and nursing home negligence lawsuits can arise for a wide variety of reasons, from injuries involving physical or...
January 12, 2021Understanding Bedsore Injuries in Nursing HomesNursing home abuse can be devastating, especially when you realize that your elderly loved one endured mistreatment or neglect for a...
December 22, 2020Leitner Warywoda Attorneys Nominated for "Personal Injury Attorneys of the Year" in 2020Leitner Warywoda partners Brett Leitner and Justin Varughese were separately nominated as 2020 Personal Injury Law Attorneys of...
December 20, 2020Nursing Home Abuse in the Age of COVID-19Just because the COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in significant attention to infection-control measures and resident or patient deaths...
November 23, 2020Can I Sue a New York Nursing Home for a COVID-19 Infection or Death?If you have an elderly loved one in a nursing home in New York, you likely already know about risks of nursing home abuse and nursing...
November 3, 2020LVW Attorneys Selected Again by SuperLawyers, an Annual List of Top AttorneysLeitner Warywoda is honored that its attorneys were again recognized in the list of top attorneys published in the New York Metro 
October 25, 2020Questions to Ask a Nursing Home Negligence LawyerPreparing to meet with a New York nursing home negligence attorney about a potential nursing home abuse or neglect case can be stressful. GiSeptember 27, 2020U.S. Senate Reports that Negligence of Nursing Homes Caused Thousands of Covid-19 DeathsThe United States Senate Finance Committee on September 23, 2020 issued a report titled "COVID-19 IN NURSING HOMES: What Went Wrong and Next