Orlando, FL (PRWEB) March 19, 2013
Orlando nursing home abuse lawyer, Melvin B. Wright says a new bill has recently been proposed, which will limit lawsuits against nursing home operators. Mr. Wright, founding member of Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, says the bill is yet another example of a health care system run amuck by industry profiteers.
The newly passed bill will limit suits to license holders and their management companies. Mr. Wright says this will permit the private equity firms and parent and subsidiary companies that profit from and control the facilities to avoid accountability for undercapitalizing, underinsuring, undersupplying and understaffing their facilities. He also states they profit almost exclusively from tax dollars in the form of Medicare and Medicaid dollars.
“In our view, the proposed bill immunizes companies who really control the budget and operations of nursing homes by limiting lawsuit defendants in nursing home cases to license holders and their management companies, said Orlando lawyer, Mr. Wright. Most nursing homes are actually operated by a maze of legal entities and private equity interests that hold no license but organize under-capitalized shell entities to hold the actual license to the facility.
He continues saying those profiting from the operation, will not be held accountable for abuse, neglect or negligent harm to residents, no matter how egregious.
This is wrong, said Mr. Wright. It is especially outrageous since most nursing homes in Florida are either uninsured or woefully underinsured and there is no statute or regulation requiring any minimum level of financial responsibility to victims of abuse or neglect. Tractor trailers and some professionals and other industries are required to carry minimum levels of liability insurance in order to get licenses and permits to do business. Why not nursing homes who profit from Medicare and Medicaid tax dollars?
Melvin B. Wright has practiced law since 1985. The lawyers of Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter have experience representing numerous victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. Their lawyers have achieved nursing home abuse verdicts and settlements ranging from several hundred thousand dollars to well over $ 1,000,000.
Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter has lawyers licensed to practice in Florida, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, and Georgia. In addition to nursing home abuse, they represent several legal practice areas such as personal injury, social security disability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice.
About the Firm of Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter
Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter is a full service personal injury law firm located in Orlando, Florida. Founded by Stewart Colling and Ronald Gilbert, the law firm has developed a reputation for providing injured Florida accident victims with highly aggressive representation. Every partner in the firm has received an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the prestigious organizations highest possible rating.
To learn more about the experienced personal injury attorneys at Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, please visit their website at http://www.TheFloridaFirm.com.
