Family sues Michigan nursing home over abuse caught on video
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A family of an elderly man is suing a Michigan nursing home after capturing footage of his alleged abuse on a hidden camera.
Hussein Younes, an 89-year-old Lebanese man, was seeking care at Autumnwood of Livonia in 2015. His son, Salim Younes, grew concerned after noticing his father had several bruises, cuts and significant weight loss.
Salim Younes hid a camera in an alarm clock next to his father’s bed. The family’s lawyer, Jonathan Marko, says they gathered more than 100 clips documenting neglectful behavior over two days.
The family removed Hussein Younes from the facility in December 2015.
The lawsuit alleges caretakers physically abused and hurled ethnic slurs at Hussein Younes. Autumnwood attorneys say the employees in the video have been fired and employees are receiving additional training.
Watch your step: Fall at party reaches state Supreme Court
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is trying to sort out the legal significance of a woman’s fall at a holiday party.
The court was set to hear arguments Tuesday in the case of Susan Blackwell, who missed an 8-inch (20.3-centimeter) step when she stepped into an unlit room at the Oakland County home of a co-worker. The state appeals court said a jury should determine whether the danger was open and obvious, a key legal standard in Michigan.
The homeowners are appealing. The Supreme Court is exploring whether Blackwell, who was injured, needed to be told the risks of the home.
The Michigan Manufacturers Association is watching the case. The group says a decision against Dean and Debra Franchi would force any property owner to explain every potential hazard to a visitor.
Campaign kickoff event set for judicial candidate
Detroit attorney Bridget Hathaway, a candidate for Circuit Court judge in Wayne County, will kick off her campaign on Thursday, March 15 with a fund-raising reception at The Atheneum Hotel in Detroit.
The event will run from 5-7 p.m. and will include such guests as area judges Patricia Fresard, David Groner, David Allen, Ed Ewell, Thomas Hathaway, Melissa Cox, Alexis Glendening, Victoria Valentine, and Dana Hathaway.
A University of Michigan alumna, Hathaway earned her law degree in 2012 from Wayne State University, where she was assistant editor of the law review. Named Barrister of the Year in 2017 by the Detroit Bar Association, Hathaway began her legal career with Flood Law in Royal Oak and for the past 5 years has been an associate with Bodman PLC in Detroit. She became a member of the Detroit based firm earlier this year, and focuses her practice on complex commercial and business disputes.
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