EXTENDICARE Nursing Home Added to List of America's Worst Facilities.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that runs Medicare, has published a list of more than 100 of the worst nursing homes in the country, based on how they fared during government inspections.  One nursing home just added to The List is Extendicare's Madison Manor nursing home.  A local nursing paper reports that filed criminal charges against three individuals in connection with conduct caught on a video camera placed in the room of [an 84-year-old female resident]. One person has pleaded guilty. [The resident]’s relatives placed the video camera in her room after they found more than 30 unexplained bruises. According to state records, the videotape shows nine nursing assistants at Madison Manor physically abusing [the resident] and failing to feed and clean her.”  CLICK HERE to learn more about this story and about Extendicare's eight nursing homes in Minnesota.

Spinach Packages Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on April 30^th that Kleen-Pak Foods of Milwaukee, WI is recalling its 10-ounce and 1-pound packages of fresh spinach because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The recalled spinach was distributed in Wisconsin, the Chicago area, and Minnesota. The product comes in packages marked with a "use by" date of 4/29, 4/30, and 5/01. Click here to see the FDA recall notice.  Contact the experienced lawyers at the Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm today if you have been injured as a result of contaminated food products.

Mark Kosieradzki has been featured in the March 2009 issue of LawyersUSA, a national news publication for attorneys.  The article, entitled "Voir Dire tips for med-mal cases," provides insights for trial attorneys regarding the jury selection process in medical malpractice trials.  For its article, LawyersUSA "asked several veteran trial consultants and plaintiffs' trial attorneys [including Mark Kosieradzki] to share their favorite voir dire [jury selection] questions in med-mal cases, and to explain how those questions can increase the odds of a courtroom victory."

Mark Kosieradzki’s article, “The Impressive Cross Examination,” has been published in the March 2009 issue of Trial magazine. Trial is published by the American Association for Justice (AAJ). The article provides analysis for fellow trial lawyers to help jurors understand and process the evidence in a case through cross-examination of witnesses at trial.

Lucas Cragg’s article, "Who Has a Claim For Wrongful Death Damages?" has been published in the Winter 2009 issue of Minnesota Trial magazine.  Minnesota Trial is published by the Minnesota Association for Justice (MNAJ).  The article analyzes Minnesota statutes and case law relating to wrongful death claims, and provides practice pointers for other trial lawyers explaining the categories of people have legal rights to bring a wrongful death lawsuit under Minnesota’s laws.