Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Litigation
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP represents nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Our long-term care practice group consists of attorneys who dedicate their practices to the representation to these facilities. O’Brien & Ryan, LLP utilizes well respected experts in nursing, geriatric medicine and facility administration in the defense of our clients. We are also very familiar with federal and state regulation of nursing homes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the impact of regulations on nursing home litigation. O’Brien & Ryan, LLP has successfully defended long-term care facilities in cases involving medication errors, various types of pressure ulcers, falls, abuse, infections, and many other areas. The firm has also successfully defended our clients against corporate negligence claims and cases involving violations of federal and state regulations and employment matters.
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP has counseled clients on alternative dispute resolution and risk management strategies. The firm has also represented long-term care facilities in regulatory and administrative matters and white-collar criminal investigations. Our attorneys are experienced in representing individuals employed by long-term care facilities including medical directors, administrators, nurses and therapists. O’Brien & Ryan attorneys have lectured nationally on long-term care issues including malpractice prevention and risk management and defending long-term care facilities in litigation. It is our goal to provide the best possible defense to our institutional clients in a cost-effective and professional manner.
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Marshall L. Schwartz
(610) 834-6294 (610) 834-1749 Fax
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Superior Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision That Medicaid Regulations Relate Primarily To “A Procedure For Payment For Medical Services”
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The Pennsylvania Commission on the MCare Fund submitted its final report November 16, 2006. The Commission, created by statute on December 22, 2005, “for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations regarding appropriate and effective methods to address any...
New Statute Mandates That Any Amount Awarded in a Lawsuit Must Be Offset by Overdue Child Support
A recently-enacted statute, which was signed into law by Governor Rendell, states that before a prevailing party or beneficiary in a law suit can receive the proceeds from any settlement or award, that party must provide to his or her attorney a sworn statement that...
New Statute Mandates That Any Amount Awarded in a Lawsuit Must Be Offset by Overdue Child Support
A recently-enacted statute, which was signed into law by Governor Rendell, states that before a prevailing party or beneficiary in a law suit can receive the proceeds from any settlement or award, that party must provide to his or her attorney a sworn statement that...
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