{"id":966,"date":"2019-01-14T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/?p=966"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:01:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T19:01:38","slug":"state-appellate-court-finds-that-claim-arising-out-of-patients-fall-at-nursing-home-required-expert-testimony-to-prove-causation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/state-appellate-court-finds-that-claim-arising-out-of-patients-fall-at-nursing-home-required-expert-testimony-to-prove-causation\/","title":{"rendered":"State Appellate Court Finds That Claim Arising Out of Patient\u2019s Fall at Nursing Home Required Expert Testimony to Prove Causation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The state appellate court in Nebraska held that a lawsuit against a nursing home arising out of a patient&#8217;s fall from bed required expert testimony to prove causation and was not subject to the common-knowledge exception.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Musa Gwelo suffered from multiple <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hematology.org\/Patients\/Cancers\/Myeloma.aspx\">myeloma<\/a>, chronic pain, depression, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/tachycardia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20355127\">tachycardia<\/a>. She was admitted to Life Care Center of Elkhorn and fell out of bed just hours after her admission. She died less than one week later.<\/p>\n<p>Her estate sued the nursing home and its affiliates for her wrongful death. The defendants moved successfully for summary judgment.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/state-appellate-court-finds-that-claim-arising-out-of-patients-fall-at-nursing-home-required-expert-testimony-to-prove-causation\/#more-966\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state appellate court in Nebraska held that a lawsuit against a nursing home arising out of a patient&#8217;s fall from bed required expert testimony to prove causation and was not subject to the common-knowledge exception. In this case, Musa Gwelo suffered from multiple myeloma, chronic pain, depression, and tachycardia. 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