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Breaking News Need a Speaker? Upcoming/Recent Speaking Engagements: Topic: Nursing Home Litigation, at the Rockland County Bar Association meeting on June 6, 2006 , Congers, NY Topic: On the Edge in Assisted Living, at the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants 17th National Education Conference, Shared Foundation, Infinite Possibilities, Atlanta, GA. Topic: Assisted Living Facilities, at a Nursing Home Negligence Conference sponsored by Lorman Education Services, January 26, 2006, Crowne Plaza at the United Nations, New York, NY. Topic: Plaintiff's View of Nursing Home Neglect: Pre-suit Issues, at a New Jersey & New York Nursing Home Negligence seminar hosted by Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC Topic: Assisted Living Facilities, at a Nursing Home Negligence Conference sponsored by Lorman Education Services. January 25, 2005, Pace University, New York, NY Lecture Materials  Topic: Assisted Living Facilities, Spoke to the Greene County Department of the Aging January 19, 2005, Cairo, NY. Topic: Nursing Home Negligence, at a seminar hosted by the Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC August 20, 2003, Melville, Long Island August 21, 2003 in White Plains, NY. Lecture Materials Topic: Nursing Home Litigation, at a seminar hosted by the New York Bar Association May 29, 2003, Albany Marriott, Albany, NY June 13, 2003, Tarrytown Marriott, Tarrytown, NY. Lecture Materials require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Sean has been honored to contribute to yet another book for the Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company. The book, Nursing Malpractice, 3d Ed., was published in April, 2007. New book on Nursing Home Litigation Sean co-authored a chapter in book entitled, Nursing Home Litigation:Investigation and Case Preparation, 2nd Edition, published by Lawyer & Judges Publishing Company. The chapter co-authored by Sean involves litigation strategies. He was honored and privileged to be chosen by the editor, Patricia Iyer, RN, MSN, LNCC, to participate in the preparation of this book. The book was released in the summer of 2005.
Document Setting Forth Nursing Home's Summary & Analysis of Accident was not Privileged as a record of quality assurance committees, p.9 Nursing Home Law Letter, Issue No.5, February 15,2005 Nursing Facility Settles in Wrongful Death Case, p.35 Nursing Home Law Letter, Issue No.5, February 15, 2005 The law office of Sean J. Doolan mails out a newsletter to its clients and colleagues. Below are sample articles from past newsletters. ARTICLES The Wrongful Death
of Mario Acito After two years of litigation, the case of Mario Acito settled before trial. On September 19, 2001, Mario Acito, 84 years old, died as a result of a nursing home's negligence. As a World War II veteran suffering from dementia and a stroke, Mr. Acito was profoundly affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He believed that he needed to protect the staff and residents of the nursing home from future attacks. As a result, Mr. Acito became extremely anxious at night and had difficulty sleeping. The nursing home should have developed a care plan to address Mr. Acito's anxiety. Instead, his care plan called for placing him in the dining room, behind closed doors, alone and unattended all night long. For hours on end, he sat watching CNN's coverage of the terrorist attacks. Being insensitive to Mr. Acito's fears, he was left with a channel changer in his hand, and after several days of watching the coverage, his anxiety increased. He began yelling that he was going to get the terrorists and on several occasions attempted to get out of his wheelchair. The nursing home did nothing to alleviate Mr. Acito's anxiety. On September 16, 2001, in an effort to get the terrorists, he fell from his wheelchair, which resulted in his death. The case settled after depositions were completed for a confidential amount. Death Row This year I defended several dog owners whose dogs the City of Albany intended to destroy. I am pleased to report that none of the dogs were killed. In one case an Albany City Animal Control Officer petitioned the Albany City Court to kill my client's two pitbull mixes. The dogs only crime were to defend themselves against an off-leash dog that that attacked them. In defending the case, I reviewed the Albany City Code and discovered that the City of Albany provided less due process than the minimum set by New York State. Pursuant to the Albany City code, once a dog owner is notified that his dog has been seized, the owner may request a hearing before the dog is killed. However, pursuant to New York State Law, a hearing must be held before a dog can be killed. As a result of this case, this City of Albany has revised it vicious-dog ordinance in order to comply with New York State Law. Privacy Policy The web site of the Law Office of Sean J. Doolan collects personal information from visitors on a voluntary basis; however, visitors are not required to give such information to access our web site. Personal information may include, without limitation, name, address and e-mail address. The Law Office of Sean J. Doolan will not share this information submitted by visitors to any other individual or organization.
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Sean co-authored one entirely new chapter and co-authored an update in another chapter. The new chapter discusses nursing malpractice in the context of assisted living facilities. For example, it discusses the responsibilities a nurse may have in an assisted living facility and how a nurse could be subject to a malpractice suit. Sean also updated and edited a chapter discussing trial themes in nursing malpractice cases.