An 82-year-old woman reported missing from her nursing home on Tuesday, Nov. 8, was found dead in a wooded area behind the facility. Joan L. Meredith, 82, was a resident of The Merriman, an assisted living and skilled nursing care facility at 209 Merriman Road in Akron, and had a history of dementia, according to […]
An 82-year-old resident of an Akron assisted living and nursing care facility was found dead from hypothermia in a wooded area behind the building Tuesday morning, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner. Joan Meredith had dementia and her death has left her loved ones devastated and confused. Read Full Article Here
The Dickson Firm is committed to each of its clients as well as to the long term pursuit of nursing home cases for the benefit of nursing home residents throughout the State of Ohio. Unfortunately, there is no financial incentive for nursing homes to provide proper care to their residents. Nursing homes are reimbursed based […]
Is someone you love in a nursing home? Have you recently found out that they have a bed sore? There are various names for skin breakdown used in nursing homes. Skin breakdown can be referred to as a bed sore, or a decubitus ulcer, or a pressure sore, or a pressure wound. Skin breakdown is […]
On Thursday, March 3, 2022, Tiara Lynn Ford, 23 years old, was arrested for raping elderly dementia patients at The Inn at University Village in Massillon, Ohio where she worked as a state-tested nurse's aide. While there are many state-tested nurse's aides or STNAs working at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities throughout the State of […]
An Ohio nursing assistant was arrested last week after authorities said she filmed herself raping and sexually assaulting several elderly male dementia patients at the assisted living facility where she worked. Tiara Lynn Ford, 23, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of rape, a first-degree felony, and two counts of gross sexual imposition, […]
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the United States Senate voted affirmatively to pass a bill that will improve accountability for the survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment. The bipartisan vote in favor of Senate Bill 2342 entitled, "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act" comes only 3 days after the House […]
We were very proud to represent Esther Piskor when she was abused. Multiple law firms turned down her case. But we were happy to stand up for her. We are very pleased to see this law come into effect to help protect Nursing Home Residents throughout the State of Ohio. At The Dickson Firm we are devoted to protecting nursing residents from neglect and abuse.
When it comes to issues like racial discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as service problems and contract disputes with corporations, millions of Americans are barred from suing companies in court. Instead, consumers and employees are forced to pursue a private dispute resolution method called arbitration. A new report from the American […]
In 2018, musician Jay-Z found himself in a legal dispute with the clothing company Iconix. Unable to reach a resolution, the parties took their dispute to arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (AAA), where it hit an unusual stumbling block. When given a roster of arbitrators to choose from, Jay-Z’s legal team realized there was […]
