Wrongful Death and Financial Elder Abuse

[eddiemguil]

What is the name of your state?
California

I would like to know can I file a Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Riverside Community Rehab Care Center for the death of my mother without having to consult my siblings since we do not talk or communicate in anyway being that my siser is the one who posed as my mothers Power of Attorney over the past 5-6 years, but when my mother was in her dying bed from neglect from my sister who then denied being my moms Power of Attorney and had used, abused, neglected, mistreated and left my mother to die in the Rehad Center to die and had no intentions of telling me anything. She also used her job or pull at SCAN Health Plan as a Personal Care Planner to supposedly take control care of and control my mothers life, forge her name, and other means of Fraud.

Can I file suit against them on my own or do I have to inform and have the others sign off or work out an agreement? Also what kind of attorney do I need?

I have already talked to one attorney who is only basically interested in the Wrongful Death suit who say I definitely have a winning case because of Dehydration and Pneumonia brought on from neglect at the Rehab Center and Community Hospital, but even more so I also want to sue my sister and have her investigated for abusing my mother over the years. Just think if she would kill her own mother then how many others have or will she kill too from lying and falsifying information? Her only real interests is bonuses and reaching her quota.

Anyone who wants to hear the full story or at least what I do know. Or knows an attorney that may be interested, please drop me a line. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dandy Don]

The wrongful death lawsuit and the financial/elder abuse lawsuit are 2 separate matters.

Concentrate on the wrongful death lawsuit first since that will benefit you the most financially, and then get a business law or family law attorney to go after sis for her wrongdoing.

 

[BlondiePB]

The most perplexing thing to me is why the OP did not take any legal action to gain control over the mother's medical care while she was still alive.


eddiemguil,
My sincere condolences on the lost of your mother.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

I'm sorry for your loss.

Contact APS in Riverside county to investigate your charges against both your sister and the facility, they can be contacted through this website, contact an elder law or probate attorney http://www.co.riverside.ca.us/.

There will be questions as to why you did nothing while she was alive.

 

[rghjudi]

I know the pain and guilt you are feeling, pain for the loss of your mother and guilt for not recognizing the signs of abuse at the time they were occurring,
abusers are very crafty people...and of course when you finally figure out what happened..who believes you?
I have gone thru the very same and have been hammered away at anyone who would listen, and even those who didn't want to listen, it has been four and half years and finally the DA has told me they are opening an investigation into my mothers death.
My sister is a nurse, my mother died of neglect and overmedicating, side effects caused a blockage so sever that her intestines exploded, went under the knife to remove what was left thus putting my mother in a non recovery state, then my sister had her cremated.
Cause of death natural when it should have been homicide..it seems my battle may be over soon,
To make matters worse my sister is trustee of the trust, and is trying to financially exploit me and doing it. So I'm taking care of that matter first, next is the wrongful death suit, I never in my wildest imagination would have thought something like this would happen in my family.
Your pain will become overwhelming at times and the guilt unbearable, but you will get thru this, I know you miss your mother as I do mine.
I didn't feel old when she was alive, but I do now...do you?
Take care and God bless
My sister was also financially abusing my mother over a period of six years, my mother was very wealthy but at the time of death she was in the county home.

 

[eddiemguil]

The wrongful death lawsuit and the financial/elder abuse lawsuit are 2 separate matters.

Concentrate on the wrongful death lawsuit first since that will benefit you the most financially, and then get a business law or family law attorney to go after sis for her wrongdoing.

I am currently trying to find a Wrongful Death Attorney, but have been discouraged by one who is willing to accept my case. The reason being that he says in order for him to take this case I would have to write a letter to all of my siblings telling them what I am doing and requiring all of there signatures first.

Is that true or is there a way I can persue this matter on my own. Sice my relationship with my sister is finished from her neglecting & abusing my mother and then causing her death or wrongful death. My other sister is 2000 miles away and I dont know where my brother is. He is an alchoholic and homeless. Which due to all the above I dont see us coming together as one and is willing to do this alone. If so would you please tell me how?

 

[eddiemguil]

The most perplexing thing to me is why the OP did not take any legal action to gain control over the mother's medical care while she was still alive.


eddiemguil,
My sincere condolences on the lost of your mother.

That is a good question. The only thing I know or recently found out is that my sister lied or made my mother say that she was her Power Of Attorney and was in charge of my mothers decisions and well being. Also by being employed by SCAN Health Plan as a Personal Care Planner it made things much easier for her to lie of for others to be stupid enough to believe her instead of researching the informatiom given or taking any legal action to gain control over my mothers medical care. Also for the last week she was alive she was helpless or too weak to talk or sign any documents. She had it all planned out.

 

[eddiemguil]

I know the pain and guilt you are feeling, pain for the loss of your mother and guilt for not recognizing the signs of abuse at the time they were occurring,
abusers are very crafty people...and of course when you finally figure out what happened..who believes you?
I have gone thru the very same and have been hammered away at anyone who would listen, and even those who didn't want to listen, it has been four and half years and finally the DA has told me they are opening an investigation into my mothers death.
My sister is a nurse, my mother died of neglect and overmedicating, side effects caused a blockage so sever that her intestines exploded, went under the knife to remove what was left thus putting my mother in a non recovery state, then my sister had her cremated.
Cause of death natural when it should have been homicide..it seems my battle may be over soon,
To make matters worse my sister is trustee of the trust, and is trying to financially exploit me and doing it. So I'm taking care of that matter first, next is the wrongful death suit, I never in my wildest imagination would have thought something like this would happen in my family.
Your pain will become overwhelming at times and the guilt unbearable, but you will get thru this, I know you miss your mother as I do mine.
I didn't feel old when she was alive, but I do now...do you?
Take care and God bless
My sister was also financially abusing my mother over a period of six years, my mother was very wealthy but at the time of death she was in the county home.

Thank you for your care and wonderful understanding. You are exactly right, but what if anything can I do to persue this matter on my own or without my siblings. Since our relationship or what little we had is officially over. Simply because of a lot of ignorance, stupidity and jealousy.