A typical case moves through several stages:
- Initial consultation and case evaluation — we review records and assess liability and damages
- Medical records and incident report collection — including nursing notes, MAR/TAR, wound documentation, and staffing records
- Expert review — a qualified nursing or medical expert reviews the standard of care and causation
- Filing suit and serving the defendant facility and any individual defendants
- Discovery — depositions, document requests, interrogatories, and inspection of the facility’s policies
- Expert designations and reports
- Mediation or settlement negotiations
- Trial, if the case does not resolve
Most nursing home negligence cases resolve before trial. However, we prepare every case as though it will go to a jury, because facilities and their insurers respond to demonstrated readiness.