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  • Lawsuit Filed After Great Grandmother Slain In Santa Clara Nursing Home

    Categories: Civil Litigation

    (KRON) — A nearly 100-year-old South Bay great grandmother was allegedly beaten to death by her roommate inside a nursing home in Santa Clara, according to a newly filed lawsuit. Vera Plares, 98, died inside ...

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  • Lawsuit Filed After 98-Year-Old Grandmother Allegedly Killed By Roommate At Bay Area Nursing Home

    Categories: Civil Litigation

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- A family is demanding accountability after the death of a 98-year-old loved one following an attack in a nursing home. The family says the nursing home could have prevented the ...

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  • Family Sues South Bay Nursing Home After 98-Year-Old Beaten To Death

    Categories: Civil Litigation

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Relatives of a 98-year-old woman beaten to death by her roommate at a South Bay skilled nursing facility have filed a lawsuit, seeking to raise awareness on elder abuse. "What happened ...

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  • South Bay Family’s Grandmother Allegedly Beaten To Death By Nursing Home Roommate

    Categories: Civil Litigation

    A South Bay family on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against a skilled nursing facility after their 98-year-old grandmother was allegedly killed by her roommate. The family of Vera Plares, known as Grandma Vera, gathered outside ...

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  • Family sues over 98-year-old woman allegedly killed with cane by Santa Clara nursing home roommate

    Categories: Civil Litigation

    SANTA CLARA — The family of a 98-year-old woman who authorities say was fatally beaten by her roommate with a cane last year is suing their nursing home, saying staff contributed to her death by ...

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  • Goyette, Ruano & Thompson | GRT Law Partners

    Goyette & Associates, Inc. Becomes Goyette, Ruano & Thompson

    Categories: Civil Litigation, Corporate Business, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Labor & Employment

    Goyette & Associates, Inc. Becomes Goyette, Ruano & Thompson, Inc. Rafael Ruano and Daniel Thompson join founder Paul Goyette as name partners 19 July 2021, Gold River, CA – Over 25 years after its inception, ...

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    How to File a Wage Claim in California

    Categories: Civil Litigation

    In California, wage claims can be filed by employees (and have to be defended by employers) in one of two ways: 1) as claims in the CA Labor Commissioner process; or 2) as traditional civil actions in Court. Employees cannot file wage claims with the Labor Commissioner and file a lawsuit in Court against the same employer for the same wage issues; only one of the two possible methods of pursuing wage-related damages must be chosen.

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