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Prosecutors have decided not to charge the 84-year-old man who fatally injured an 82-year-old fellow nursing home resident in a brutal beating after she wandered into his room in the dementia unit in late August. Michael J. Flaherty Jr., the acting Erie County district attorney, told The Buffalo News his office determined after consulting with Buffalo...

Funeral services were held Thursday for a woman who died after being severely beaten by a fellow patient in a Buffalo Nursing home. Her death has renewed questions regarding patient safety inside the facility where she resided, and others in Western New York.   Read More...

Ruth Murray left the cafeteria at Emerald South Friday morning, and mistakenly walked into the room of another patient, never knowing that mistake would cost the 82-year-old her life. Read More...

The family of 83-year-old Ruth Murray is seeking legal action after the woman died Monday. Police say she was beaten by another patient at the Emerald South Nursing Home in Buffalo. Read more....

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Advocacy Institute – UB Law School’s newest signature initiative to train students to become the best advocates in the profession - has taken a major step forward with the naming of a high-profile National Advisory Board. At its recent inaugural meeting, the board began its work of advising and supporting the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - One NYS Department of Veteran's Affairs worker is accused of accepting half a million dollars in gifts from a veteran while she worked as his counselor. According to the Joint Commission of Public Ethics, Tracy Kinn, a counselor at the DVA office in Buffalo, was given more than $500,000 in cash and...

Watch Michael Scinta on AM Buffalo  State and Federal law provides “Residents’ Rights,” which are typically those rights or guarantees given to nursing home residents. Most cases against nursing homes stem from the facility’s failure to provide appropriate health care and protective and supportive services. These violations often result in serious physical injury and can...

$6 million settlement for young man injured while sledding downhill.  In addition to other serious injuries, the client was permanently paralyzed from the chest down as a result of this accident.

$2 million dollar settlement, on behalf of a 59 year old grape farmer in Chautauqua County, who died as a result of a bowel obstruction which was not diagnosed during three days in the Hospital

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Rosanne M. Gugino. She was a valued member of our team and will be greatly missed. Obituary for Rosanne M. Gugino  

With a single punch, a punch he never really saw coming, Jason McNeil’s life changed forever. It was a warm summer night, the day after the Fourth of July last year, and McNeil and his wife, Pam, were leaving a Kid Rock concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center when a man, reportedly drunk, ran...

Are nursing homes required to keep records of the care provided? Yes. Legislation on both the federal and state levels requires documentation of assessments, plans of care, and the care provided. Further, the documentation must be complete and accurate. What are some common signs of nursing home abuse or neglect? Bedsores on the buttocks, sacrum...