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The central issue at trial was whether Publix was negligent in its placement of the scale. Ultimately, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Publix. In affirming the verdict, the appellate court wrote to clarify its position as it related to internal operating manuals:.

We reiterate, however, as we stated in [ K-Mart Corp. Kitchen, So. We further emphasize that the manual, or portions thereof proffered for evidence at trial, must nonetheless meet the test of relevancy. Therefore, we hold that the trial court did not err in excluding the manual from evidence at trial on the basis of relevancy. While neither Wittke nor Mayo , involved allegations of nursing home negligence, they certainly involved allegations of negligence and, therefore, cannot be ignored in the nursing home litigation context.

In other words, evidence that a policy was violated is not evidence of negligence unless, and until, a jury finds that the internal policy represents the standard of care. Prior to trial, nursing facilities should move in limine to preclude the introduction of any policies and procedures that veer from the central issues of the case.

The reason being: A court may exclude policies and procedures based upon relevancy. I love the checklists and the appendix; I appreciate the advice; and I admire the authors greatly.

Nursing Home Cases: When Caregivers Stop Caring is an outstanding book that describes how to successfully obtain justice in nursing home cases. Mark and Joel provide a comprehensive, detailed analysis that includes many thoughtful, practical ideas and techniques. This is an excellent book that will help trial lawyers of all levels of experience. I highly recommend it. Kosieradzki and Smith have distilled decades of hard-fought nursing home litigation experience into an easy to read, practical approach to success.

This book provides a masterful—and practical—blueprint to litigating a nursing home case from start to finish, filled with numerous templates for success. A must-have masterwork! Inspiring, insightful and complete. Kosieradzki and Smith bring us the best guide to winning nursing home cases ever written. Two great mentors share their roadmap to success. By sharing their lessons, Mark and Joel have given us another invaluable resource to help our clients.

Well done gentlemen. This is a fantastic resource for all lawyers of all levels of experience in the handling of nursing home cases. It will improve your advocacy and the results you achieve for your clients. Kosieradzki and Smith have quar-terbacked the handling, litigation, mediation, and trial of hundreds of these cases, accomplishing remarkable results for better than two decades.

Mark and Joel have done it again—they have made a complicated subject matter easy to understand. This compendium belongs on the shelf of every lawyer who handles, or wants to handle, nursing home neglect and abuse cases.

Superbly written. Just added to your cart. Continue shopping. Kosieradzki and Joel E. Authors Mark R. Kosieradzki Trial Lawyer. Joel Smith Trial Lawyer. Paperback: pages; 1st edition ; ISBN: Due to this diligence, defendants most often agree to settle the cases rather than taking a chance at trial; however, sometimes trial is necessary, in which case, Mr.

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