Nursing home abuse is an epidemic and our blog is designed to inform on nursing home abuse cases, nursing home abuse resources, and legal options for families of loved ones who have suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect.
Most of the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were of residents of a long-term care facility in Washington state. The federal government has issued new guidelines in an attempt to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19. The new federal guidelines, issued in a paper called a “guidance”, direct nursing homes to take action to prevent the spread of infection.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of financial exploitation concerns at the Edgewood Vista Virginia assisted living facility in Virginia, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that an employee of the facility stole…
The Kosieradzki-Smith Law Firm, representing an elderly rape victim, has reached a $10 million dollar settlement in a civil lawsuit stemming from a rape in a Minnesota assisted living facility. In January 2014, Andrew Merzwski was found guilty of raping…
Caregiver Andrew Merzwski, 30, was found guilty in January 2014 for raping a elderly nursing home patient at Edgewood Vista in Hermantown, MN. He was sentenced to a 53-month prison term. Now, the Kosieradzki-Smith Law Firm, representing the victim, has…
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, news of the rape of Kosieradzki Smith’s client has prompted a state investigation of incidents that have occurred at facilities operated by Edgewood Management Group. According to the report, a review of hundreds of…
As the Duluth News Tribune reported, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm and our client will continue to seek punitive damages against 30-year-old Andrew Merzwski, who sexually assaulted our client, a resident of an assisted living facility, after giving her narcotics. “Just…
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune two state lawmakers are calling on the Minnesota Department of Health to review its investigation into circumstances surrounding the sexual assault of Kosieradzki Smith’s client, an 89-year-old assisted living facility resident. The Health Department…
The Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm Case has not only been featured in numerous Minnesota news articles, including front page of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, but has also made the New York Daily News. Nurse Examiner Theresa Flesvig is featured on…
Today’s Star Tribune features a report on a pending case being handled by the Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm. The front-page article by reporter Chris Serres is entitled, “Hermantown senior living home accused of withholding facts in rape case.” Because of…
A case being handled by Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm was featured on the front page of the Star Tribune this morning, February 19, 2014. An 89-year-old woman, with mild dementia, was raped in her bed at her Edgewood Vista Senior…
