Our Ann Arbor nursing home neglect Buckfire lawyers represent nursing home residents and their families in lawsuits in Michigan in lawsuits involving resident abuse and neglect.  The injuries suffered due to neglect are often very serious and many times tragically result to the death of a resident.

The Michigan Nursing Home Watch List identified nursing homes that have been cited for actual harm or “immediate jeopardy.” Listed in that violation report was Care and Rehabilitation Center at GLAC Nursing Home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Care and Rehabilitation Center at GLAC

1200 Earhart Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 

There are three different code violations in Michigan that a nursing home can be cited for by state inspectors. These include:

• 223 – Abuse (i.e. resident with dementia slapped or pinched by a nurse’s aide when refusing to go to bed)
• 257 – Temperature (residents in rooms that top 90 degrees)
• 309 – Quality of Care (i.e. resident falls and lies in pain with broken hip that goes undiagnosed for several days)

Our Buckfire Law nursing home injury attorneys recommend that families be alert to the warnings signs that nursing home abuse may be taking place in the home that the elderly person is staying at. Some of these warning signs include bedsores, dehydration, mice and maggots, and medication errors.

In order to pursue a nursing home neglect case, one must prove that a nursing facility failed to properly care for a resident and that their negligence caused an injury. The process is very complex and requires an experienced nursing home neglect lawyer.

If you would like more information about your legal rights after nursing home abuse or neglect, you can order our FREE book, “The Michigan Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Handbook,” by top-rated Michigan attorney Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book is an insider’s report on nursing home abuse claims and includes why most nursing home injuries are never reported or discovered. Our book sells for $14.95 on Amazon but Lawrence will send it to you for FREE!

Individuals who want to sue Care and Rehabilitation Center at GLAC in Ann Arbor should contact us now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced Buckfire Law nursing home neglect lawyers about your case. Our attorneys specialize in the area of nursing home injury and wrongful death and have considerable experience and a track record of obtaining sizeable settlements for injured residents.  Call our office now and we will start working on your case immediately gathering all the records and evidence to win your case.

Our Ann Arbor nursing home neglect Buckfire lawyers represent nursing home residents and their families in lawsuits in Michigan in lawsuits involving resident abuse and neglect.  The injuries suffered due to neglect are often very serious and many times tragically result to the death of a resident.

The Michigan Nursing Home Watch List identified nursing homes that have been cited for actual harm or “immediate jeopardy.” Listed in that violation report was Whitehall Health Care Center of Ann Arbor Nursing Home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Whitehall Health Care Center of Ann Arbor

3370 East Morgan Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 

There are three different code violations in Michigan that a nursing home can be cited for by state inspectors. These include:

• 223 – Abuse (i.e. resident with dementia slapped or pinched by a nurse’s aide when refusing to go to bed)
• 257 – Temperature (residents in rooms that top 90 degrees)
• 309 – Quality of Care (i.e. resident falls and lies in pain with broken hip that goes undiagnosed for several days)

Our Buckfire Law nursing home injury attorneys recommend that families be alert to the warnings signs that nursing home abuse may be taking place in the home that the elderly person is staying at. Some of these warning signs include bedsores, dehydration, mice and maggots, and medication errors.

In order to pursue a nursing home neglect case, one must prove that a nursing facility failed to properly care for a resident and that their negligence caused an injury. The process is very complex and requires an experienced nursing home neglect lawyer.

If you would like more information about your legal rights after nursing home abuse or neglect, you can order our FREE book, “The Michigan Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Handbook,” by top-rated Michigan attorney Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book is an insider’s report on nursing home abuse claims and includes why most nursing home injuries are never reported or discovered. Our book sells for $14.95 on Amazon but Lawrence will send it to you for FREE!

Individuals who want to sue Whitehall Health Care Center of Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor should contact us now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced Buckfire Law nursing home neglect lawyers about your case. Our attorneys specialize in the area of nursing home injury and wrongful death and have considerable experience and a track record of obtaining sizeable settlements for injured residents.  Call our office now and we will start working on your case immediately gathering all the records and evidence to win your case.

Our Ypsilanti nursing home neglect Buckfire lawyers represent nursing home residents and their families in lawsuits in Michigan in lawsuits involving resident abuse and neglect.  The injuries suffered due to neglect are often very serious and many times tragically result to the death of a resident.

The Michigan Nursing Home Watch List identified nursing homes that have been cited for actual harm or “immediate jeopardy.” Listed in that violation report was Superior Woods Health Care Center Nursing Home in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Superior Woods Health Care Center

8380 Geddes Rd.

Ypsilanti, MI

There are three different code violations in Michigan that a nursing home can be cited for by state inspectors. These include:

• 223 – Abuse (i.e. resident with dementia slapped or pinched by a nurse’s aide when refusing to go to bed)
• 257 – Temperature (residents in rooms that top 90 degrees)
• 309 – Quality of Care (i.e. resident falls and lies in pain with broken hip that goes undiagnosed for several days)

Our Buckfire Law nursing home injury attorneys recommend that families be alert to the warnings signs that nursing home abuse may be taking place in the home that the elderly person is staying at. Some of these warning signs include bedsores, dehydration, mice and maggots, and medication errors.

In order to pursue a nursing home neglect case, one must prove that a nursing facility failed to properly care for a resident and that their negligence caused an injury. The process is very complex and requires an experienced nursing home neglect lawyer.

If you would like more information about your legal rights after nursing home abuse or neglect, you can order our FREE book, “The Michigan Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Handbook,” by top-rated Michigan attorney Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book is an insider’s report on nursing home abuse claims and includes why most nursing home injuries are never reported or discovered. Our book sells for $14.95 on Amazon but Lawrence will send it to you for FREE!

Individuals who want to sue Superior Woods Health Care Center in Ypsilanti should contact us now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced Buckfire Law nursing home neglect lawyers about your case. Our attorneys specialize in the area of nursing home injury and wrongful death and have considerable experience and a track record of obtaining sizeable settlements for injured residents.  Call our office now and we will start working on your case immediately gathering all the records and evidence to win your case.

Our Ypsilanti nursing home neglect Buckfire lawyers represent nursing home residents and their families in lawsuits in Michigan in lawsuits involving resident abuse and neglect.  The injuries suffered due to neglect are often very serious and many times tragically result to the death of a resident.

The Michigan Nursing Home Watch List identified nursing homes that have been cited for actual harm or “immediate jeopardy.” Listed in that violation report was Bortz Health Care Nursing Home in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Bortz Health Care of Ypsilanti

28 S. Prospect St.

Ypsilanti, MI

There are three different code violations in Michigan that a nursing home can be cited for by state inspectors. These include:

• 223 – Abuse (i.e. resident with dementia slapped or pinched by a nurse’s aide when refusing to go to bed)
• 257 – Temperature (residents in rooms that top 90 degrees)
• 309 – Quality of Care (i.e. resident falls and lies in pain with broken hip that goes undiagnosed for several days)

Our Buckfire Law nursing home injury attorneys recommend that families be alert to the warnings signs that nursing home abuse may be taking place in the home that the elderly person is staying at. Some of these warning signs include bedsores, dehydration, mice and maggots, and medication errors.

In order to pursue a nursing home neglect case, one must prove that a nursing facility failed to properly care for a resident and that their negligence caused an injury. The process is very complex and requires an experienced nursing home neglect lawyer.

If you would like more information about your legal rights after nursing home abuse or neglect, you can order our FREE book, “The Michigan Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Handbook,” by top-rated Michigan attorney Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book is an insider’s report on nursing home abuse claims and includes why most nursing home injuries are never reported or discovered. Our book sells for $14.95 on Amazon but Lawrence will send it to you for FREE!

Individuals who want to sue Bortz Health Care of Ypsilanti in Ypsilanti should contact us now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced Buckfire Law nursing home neglect lawyers about your case. Our attorneys specialize in the area of nursing home injury and wrongful death and have considerable experience and a track record of obtaining sizeable settlements for injured residents.  Call our office now and we will start working on your case immediately gathering all the records and evidence to win your case.

Our Michigan car accident injury Buckfire attorneys are reporting a fatal head-on accident on Sunday, July 15th in the early am hours in Canton.  According to police, a 26-year-old woman was driving the wrong way on Michigan Avenue and crashed into another vehicle head-on.  The woman driver was turning left from southbound Lilley and drove the wrong way along westbound Michigan Avenue. She was the only passenger in her vehicle, however the car she struck held both a driver and a passenger, 39-year-old Ypsilanti man and his wife.

Both drivers suffer serous injuries in the Michigan drunk driver accident and were taken to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. The passenger in the vehicle that was struck head-on also suffered injuries and was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and then transferred to the University of Michigan Hospital.

Alcohol appears to be the factor in the accident. The 26-year-old driver is suspected of driving drunk. Police reports show that both drivers were driving within the legal speed limit along Michigan Avenue – 50-55 mph.

I am very sorry to hear about this accident. I hope all victims of the car accident have a fast recovery without any permanent damages.

Wrong way drivers cause about 3% of all crashes, however when these type of accidents occur they can be fatal and tragic. Wrong way car accidents are usually more severe, often involving several cars and more impact damage. According to the Texas Transportation Institute, 75% of all wrong way crashes are caused by drunk drivers, and half peak around 2 a.m., just as this particular accident. (more…)

Automobile drivers are not the only ones who have the responsibility of following the rules of the road. Bicyclists actually have all the same rights and responsibilities as the driver of any other vehicle. Bicyclists also can be ticketed for violating Michigan traffic laws. More than half of all urban car-bike accidents are due to one or more of the following actions:

Cyclists:

• Riding into a street at mid-block.
• Cycling against the direction of traffic.
• Running a stop sign or red light.
• Cycling at night without required lighting.
• Failure to yield when required.

Motorists:

• Driving too fast for conditions.
• Failure to yield to a cyclist when required.
• Opening driver-side door into a cyclist’s path.
• Unsafely passing a cyclist.
• Right or left turn immediately in front of a cyclist.

Not only do bicyclists have to follow the safe rules as automobiles, they also have specific turn signals they are required to communicate using their arm:

• To signal left turn: extend left arm straight out to the left.
• To signal right turn: Upturned left arm.
• To signal stopping or slowing down: extend left arm straight down with your palm facing rearward.

Following the rules of the road is vital to your own safety and the safety of everyone around you both those on and off the road weather they are on a bike or in a car. These rules and regulations should not be taken lightly and you can be ticked for breaking these laws.

If you have been injured in a car-bicycle accident call a lawyer immediately to learn your rights. The experienced bike accident attorneys of Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. will represent you under our NO FEE promise! Call our office at (800) 606-1717 for a free consultation with one of our top rated bicycle accident attorneys.

Speed limits are determined through speed studies that analyze data using the “85th percentile speed.” The “85th percentile speed” is the speed at or below 85 percent of vehicles that are traveling. Though these studies, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Michigan State Police are able to set speed limits for our Michigan highways and roads.

A study recently done by the MDOT will raise the speed limits in some of Ypsilanti’s busiest intersections and areas. Ypsilanti is near the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The recent study was presented by Michigan State Police Lt. Thad Peterson to the Ypsilanti City Council, to increase speed limits as much as up to 10 miles per hour.  This increase in speed limits will not include areas that have high pedestrian populations, such as Cross Street and areas near Eastern Michigan University’s campus.

According to Peterson, results from the study are concluded by examing a road’s accident history, the number of lanes, the number of curves and how many hills it has, as well as roadside environment, which includes access points, the number of cars, the number of crosswalks, stop signs, and more. Peterson also says that most car accidents and those injured in are due to reckless driving, distraction, or drinking and driving, not excessive speeding.

For those that believe raising the speed limits will cause more car accidents in Michigan, Peterson says, “Contrary to popular belief, increasing speed limits has quite the opposite effect. Everyone thinks if you increase the speed limit drivers go faster and it tends not to happen that way. There is a very small percentage of people that actually speed up.”

By setting the speed limit in Ypsilanti, Michigan near the 85th percentile speed, it brings drivers to a normal range of speed, reducing speed diffentials, tailgaiting, and less car accidents.

Not everyone is on board for these changes however. Ypsilanti councilmember Michael Bodary is highly agains the idea claiming that the proposed changes include roads where there is significant amount of lane changing and by increasing the speed on those streets would also cause more car accidents and potentially more fatalities.

To learn more about the speed limit increase in Ypsilanti, Michigan, visit http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/michigan-state-police-and-mdot-proposes-more-speed-limit-increases-in-ypsilanti/

Our Michigan car accident injury lawyers is reporting a Scio Township single vehicle rollover car accident that killed Charmaine Daugherty of Ann Arbor, on Tuesday, March 27 at 3 p.m. on Wagner Road south of Liberty Road. According to police, Ms. Daugherty was texting while driving. She lost control of her car crossing the center line into oncoming traffic causing her to vehicle to hit a telephone pole and roll over.

Rollover car accidents are known to be the most violent among car accidents. Rollover motor vehicle accidents quite often result in life altering injuries, permanent disability, or even death. Injuries often include spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, severe orthopedic fractures, and other serious injuries.

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Our Ann Arbor car accident lawyers recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client who was injured in a single vehicle car accident. Our client was a passenger in a pickup truck, when the driver lost control of his truck and hit a building. The truck accident took place in Pittsfield Township on July 17, 2011.

Our client suffers a herniated disc in her lower back at L5-S1, shoulder tendonitis, and a traumatic brain injury due to the single vehicle car accident. Her symptoms include lower back pain, headaches, and memory problems. The injured passenger was employed and continues to be disabled. Her Michigan No-Fault benefits are being paid by Progressive Michigan Insurance Company. She is currently receiveing her lost wage benefits, replacement household services, and attendant care benefits.

The lawsuit was filed in the Wasthtenaw County Circuit Court in Ann Arbor.

Victims of single vehicle car accidents do have legal rights. If you are the driver or a passenger in a single vehicle accident and suffer injuries, you do have legal rights. Call our office now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced car accident lawyers in Michigan. Our office will start working on your case immediately gathering all the evidence and witness statements to win and settle your case.

A student in of Huron High School was hit by a car at the intersection of Ellsworth and Crystal Creek Rd., in Pittsfield Twp. on Thursday, January 26th in an Ann Arbor hit and run car accident. Police say the student is suffering leg fractures and abrasions as a result of the accident. The hit-and-run driver fled the scene and is still on the loose.

I am very sorry to hear about this accident. I hope the injured victim has a fast recovery without any permanent damages.

Our Michigan lawyers advise pedestrains who have been hit by a vehicle and suffer injuries to speak to a pedestrian accident lawyer in Michigan immediately. Persons injured in a pedestrian accident often have claims for their personal injuries and can file No Fault Insurance claims for medical expenses, lost wages, and other benefits, even if they did not own a vehicle or have a No Fault Insurance policy. Many claims can be filed by our Michigan pedestrian lawyers, even in circumstances such as hit and run accidents involving pedestrians, such as this accident.

Catastrophic injuries are frequent outcomes of pedestrian-car accidents. Wrongful death is frequent in these accidents. Other common injuries include closed head and traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, including quadraplegia and paraplegia, broken bones and fractures, back injuries, neck injuries, and shoulder injuries.  (more…)