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Garcia & Artigliere attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $6,950,000 settlement against a Los Angeles acute care hospital and several medical providers on behalf of a minor who was permanently disabled while a patient of the hospital. The lawsuit alleges that during heart surgery, proper precautions were not instituted to prevent the introduction of air…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $550,000 settlement against a California long-term care facility in an elder abuse and wrongful death case. While a resident of the facility, the Plaintiff suffered from four severe pressure ulcers on different parts of his body, which led directly to his death. His injuries…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $650,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against a California 24-hour skilled nursing facility. The Plaintiff was a patient of the facility for approximately 36 days, during which time he suffered at least five falls. After his fifth and final fall, the facility discharged…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $750,000 settlement against a Mission Hills hospital on behalf of a man who suffered elder abuse while he was a patient of the facility. The lawsuit alleges that over the course of the Plaintiff’s two-month stay at the hospital, the facility consistently failed to…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $500,000 settlement on behalf of the son of an elderly woman who suffered elder abuse and neglect while a resident at a California skilled nursing facility, which later led to her death. In July 2018, the Plaintiff was admitted to the facility for rehabilitation…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen M. Garcia obtained a $1.55 million settlement in an elder abuse and wrongful death lawsuit against a California skilled nursing facility. While a resident of the facility, the Plaintiff suffered from an avoidable pressure ulcer on her heel and an entirely preventable fall that caused her to suffer…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen Garcia obtained a $1 million settlement for an elderly client who suffered financial hardship due to the gross understaffing and unlawful business practices of a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) in California. According to the lawsuit, at the time the Plaintiff was admitted and throughout the…

Garcia & Artigliere attorney Stephen M. Garcia secured an $800,000 settlement on behalf of the Plaintiff who suffered elder abuse and neglect while a resident of a California nursing home. On May 17, 2022, the Plaintiff was admitted to the facility because he suffered from Alzheimer’s and his family could no longer care for him…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys Stephen Garcia secured a $650,000 settlement on behalf of their elderly client who suffered financial harm by two Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) located in Pasadena and Yucca Valley, CA. The lawsuit asserts that during the admissions process, the Defendants intentionally concealed from the Plaintiff that their…

Garcia & Artigliere attorney Stephen M. Garcia secured a $650,000 settlement on behalf of the Plaintiff who suffered elder abuse while a resident of a California nursing home. In November 2019, the Plaintiff was admitted to the facility for rehabilitation after suffering a head injury with hematoma following a fall at home. Due to her…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys Stephen Garcia and Rosalie Baladejo obtained a $800,000 settlement on behalf of the Plaintiff, an elderly woman, who was misled and suffered financial hardships due to the unlawful business practices at a Topanga, California skilled nursing facility. During the admissions process and prior to becoming a resident, facility staff…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen Garcia filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the firm’s elderly client and additional class members who suffered financial harm due to the deceptive business practices of Hanford Post Acute, a California skilled nursing facility. The lawsuit asserts that during the Plaintiffs’ admissions process, Hanford Post Acute…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorney Stephen Garcia filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the firm’s elderly client and additional class members who were fraudulently misled into becoming residents of Del Rosa Villa, a San Bernardino nursing home. Upon admission to Del Rosa Villa, each class member signed a standard agreement which led…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys secured a settlement of $1,000,000 for an elderly patient who suffered abuse and eventually died due to the neglect of an Alameda County senior housing facility. In December of 2017, the Plaintiff, who had become a high fall risk, was admitted into the assisted living section of the senior…

Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Matthew M. Coman secured a $1,650,000 settlement for a man who suffered severe injuries and the need for revision surgery after his doctor negligently performed ankle surgery. The doctor also failed to disclose that he profited from the use of surgical products, which were used in the…

A Los Angeles jury awarded a $5 million verdict on behalf of Arcelia Martinez, a 92-year-old dependent adult woman, who suffered elder abuse and neglect over a seven-year period while she was a resident of Ivy Creek Healthcare and Wellness Centre, a San Gabriel nursing home. Attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and William M. Artigliere of…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse lawyers Stephen M. Garcia and William M. Artigliere secured a $2,450,000.00 settlement for their client, a 69-year-old man who suffered injuries due to the negligence of a hospital and its staff. The Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital’s emergency department (ED) on July 23, 2019 by ambulance for complaints…

Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Rosalie Baladejo secured a $575,000 settlement for their elderly, disabled client in a dependent adult abuse case against a California hospital. The Plaintiff suffered horrendous and avoidable pressure sores while hospital staff ignored his medical needs. The recovery represented a significant victory given the $250,000 cap on…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Rosalie Baladejo prevailed in reaching a $650,000 settlement on behalf of their elderly client A.N. who suffered fecal impaction and bowel obstruction that led to septic shock and his untimely death while he was a resident at a California Residential Care Facility for the Elderly…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Rosalie Baladejo obtained a $499,000 settlement on behalf of their Plaintiff, an elderly man who suffered an inoperative brain bleed following a preventable fall which occurred due to the negligence of a California Residential Care Facility for the Elderly. The Plaintiff was admitted to the…

Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and William M. Artigliere secured a $775,000 settlement on behalf of their dependent adult client who suffered horrendous pressure sores due to the systematic neglect of a Modesto, California hospital. The Plaintiff was taken to the hospital in February 2019 for treatment related to pneumonia, sepsis, chronic obstructive…

Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Ryan Wood obtained a $500,000 settlement on behalf of the Plaintiff in an elder abuse lawsuit against a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly. The Plaintiff, who was mentally and physically compromised, suffered a subdural hematoma while a resident of the facility. The facility owner claimed the…

Garcia & Artigliere attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and William M. Artigliere prevailed in reaching a $985,000 settlement for their client in a dependent adult abuse case against a California skilled nursing facility. The Plaintiff, who suffered from medical conditions that significantly worsened during her time under the care of the facility, was brought to the…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and Rosalie Baladejo obtained a $650,000 settlement on behalf of their elderly client who suffered severe injury as a result of a preventable fall that occurred while she was in the care of a Santa Monica Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE). The Plaintiff, E.S.,…

Garcia & Artigliere elder abuse attorneys Stephen M. Garcia and William M. Artigliere secured an $835,000 settlement for their elderly client D.G. who suffered an avoidable stage IV bedsore and fall due to the neglect of a Southern California skilled nursing facility. Upon admission to the facility, D.G. suffered from dementia, severe osteopenia and obesity,…