Nursing Home

In Florida's litigious nursing home arena, the successful defense of a nursing home abuse and neglect claim requires well-trained, experienced litigators who know how to handle claims involving falls, dehydration and nutrition, pressure sores, infections, burns and assault.  The "patient's bill of rights," which forms a plaintiff's right to sue, is frequently changing and requires attorneys to maintain a close relationship with administrators, nursing directors and staff.  At Kubicki Draper, many of our attorneys are specially trained in nursing home defense and focus specifically on meeting the needs of our nursing home and assisted-living clients.  Our medically trained paralegals assist in the often-challenging task of locating and initially interviewing ex-employees, reviewing records and managing other aspects of this practice, which relies heavily on discovery and record review.

Premises Liability

Kubicki Draper is frequently called upon to evaluate and defend the wide variety of claims that are related to the area of premises liability. Lawsuits based on premises liability issues can arise in many different environments from hotels, restaurants and stores to public parks and recreation areas. Premises liability claims often arise out of slip and fall accidents allegations of construction and design defects and/or negligent security. Defending these claims requires attorneys that know and understand the distinctions regarding the legal status of a claimant on the insured's property at the time of the incident. These claims also require the services of attorneys who know how to establish the lack of negligence, the lack of a legal duty owed and how to shift liability to third parties based on contractual, indemnity and/or contribution issues in order to properly defend the claim.
Kubicki Draper aggressively defends Premises Liability claims, and frequently challenges the legal basis of these lawsuits through effective Motions for Summary Judgment. The use of these defensive motions often results in judgments for the Defendant.

At Kubicki Draper, we also understand the importance of retaining experts to provide specialized testimony to assist in the defense of the case.
Kubicki Draper's broad based knowledge in this legal field and its understanding of the distinct defenses related thereto, enables the firm to provide the property owner with the best possible defense to Premises Liability claims.

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