When injuries have been inflicted or lives have been devastated, we are
called upon to act against those who have caused the harm. The majority
of COUCH LAW FIRM’s practice involves claims for personal injury — both
physical and emotional — and wrongful death. The firm maintains a
practice diverse enough, however, to represent any person or
organization in need of legal services.
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect |
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Our loved ones deserve proper care when they are no longer able to
care for themselves. Unfortunately, many nursing homes and elder care
facilities do not take proper care of them, resulting in painful and
sometimes deadly decubitus ulcers (bedsores), malnutrition and weight
loss, dehydration, recurrent infections, falls and fractures,
unsanitary conditions, and even death. Many of these injuries occur due
to an insufficient and poorly trained staff. These problems occur
because corporate ownership on many occasions is more concerned with
profits than providing appropriate care. The firm’s attorneys formerly
defended nursing homes and the corporations that owned, operated, and
managed them, as well as their insurers. This gave them vast experience
and a unique insight into nursing home litigation from both the
prosecution and defense perspectives. We now put this experience to
work only for the residents of nursing homes who are in need of legal
redress. COUCH LAW FIRM understands the special needs of nursing home
residents. We vigorously prosecute these claims. |
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COUCH LAW FIRM has been involved in numerous cases throughout
Arkansas with insurance companies who refuse to pay and compensate
their insured for legitimate claims. The insurance companies promised
that these claims would be covered under their insurance policies, and
their insured diligently paid for coverage through regular premium
payments. Yet when it comes time to pay, insurance companies routinely
fail to pay what is rightly due. The law provides that insurance
companies may be liable for, in addition to what they owe, certain
penalties and fees. Also, in some instances insurance companies are
guilty of bad faith which may subject them to punitive damages. At
COUCH LAW FIRM, we sue insurance companies to get them to pay what they
owe. |
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