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Lawsuit blames retirement home for assault (access required)

By: Associated Press
Published: January 10, 2011

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A North Carolina woman who suffered brain injuries from a housekeeper who also beat two women to death is suing the assisted-living center where the victims lived.

Woman wins lawsuit against assisted living home (access required)

By: Aaron Krivitzky
Published: June 16, 2009

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A jury has awarded $750,000 in damages against an assisted living facility in Newport News, Va., where a former staffer is accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled resident.

Assisted living lawsuits mounting (access required)

By: Nora Tooher
Published: April 1, 2009

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Assisted living lawsuits are increasing. And while defense lawyers say they have become the next target of the plaintiffs’ bar, attorneys filing civil suits on behalf of families say that lax regulations and poorly trained staff are to blame for neglect and abuse of frail elders.

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