The Sun Newspapers had an article which reported that the Golden Living Center Nursing Home in Hopkins was alleged to be negligent by the Minnesota Department of Health concerning a resident who experienced significant weight loss over the period of a month and it was not reported to his primary physician or nurse practitioner.
As an [...]

Minnesota law establishes that a cause of action arising out of an injury to the person dies with the person, except as provided by Minn. Stat. § 573.02 (1998), the wrongful death statute. Minn. Stat. § 573.01. Therefore, the only remedy available for claims resulting from decedent’s death would fall under the wrongful death [...]

Why is a claim against a long-term care or home care provider

considered medical malpractice?

1. Minnesota Law considers claims against any “medical professionals” to be medical malpractice claims.

2. Claims against a “Health Care Provider” include “a physician, surgeon, dentist, occupational therapist, other health care professionals as defined in section 145.61, [...]

Coming To Terms with Your Loss
When your spouse, parent or child dies because someone or some organization did not act  reasonably or carefully and death resulted, survivors are entitled to pursue legal claims under the theory of a Minnesota wrongful death claim, or death by wrongful act.  There are many ways that accidental death occurs [...]

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