Lawsuit blames retirement home for assault 
By:
Associated Press
Published: January 10, 2011
Tags: assisted living, negligence, North Carolina, traumatic brain injury
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
By:
Aaron Krivitzky
Published: June 16, 2009
Tags: assisted living
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
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: April 1, 2009
Tags: assisted living, nursing homes
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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