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Estate of Bracher v. Tranquil Glen Assisted Living

Estate of Bracher v. Tranquil Glen Assisted Living is a case file describing the civil action brought by Mona Bracher Dietrich against Tranquil Glen Assisted Living, Inc., to recover damages for the personal injury and wrongful death of Edith Bracher, the plaintiff's mother. After participating in an experimental physical therapy program, Edith Bracher suffered a broken arm, which may have further caused the stroke that killed Ms. Bracher at the age of eighty-three. The defendant denies any liability and alternatively, if the employee did cause injury to Ms. Bracher, the defendant is relieved from any liability by virtue of consent. There are four witnesses for both the plaintiff and the defendant.

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• >> TABLE OF CONTENTS
  CASE FILE CONTENTS
  
  CASE SUMMARY
  
  STIPULATIONS FOR FULL TRIAL
  
  COMPLAINT
  
  ANSWER
  
  STATEMENT OF MONA BRACHER DIETRICH
  
  DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR EDITH BRACHER
  
  AFFIDAVIT
  
  DEPOSITION OF KEVIN LETELLIER
  
  DEATON & ASSOCIATES MEMO TO ATTORNEY ESTEVEZ
  
  TRANQUIL GLEN ASSISTED LIVING (TGAL) EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE NOTIFICATION
  
  TGAL COMPLAINT RESOLUTION LETTER
  
  "DEAREST EDIE" LETTER
  
  STATEMENT OF EMT RICKI TREMONT
  
  TGAL ADMISSIONS CONTRACT
  
  PHOTOS
  
  Resident's Room
  Edith Bracher's Walker
  Floor Plan Of TGAL Units 618 and 620
  TGAL Physical Therapy Department Patient Chart
  
  CONSENT TO TREATMENT FOR "CHALLENGE" PHYSICAL THERAPY
  
  REVIEW OF THERAPEUTIC RECORD
  
  DOLPH ZACHARY TURWILLIGER CURRICULUM VITAE
  
  NITA CITY ADULT ABUSE REGISTRY REPORT FORM
  
  Crafton's Medical Digest ARTICLE ON "CEREBRAL VASCULAR DISEASE"
  
  NITA GENERAL HOSPITAL ER REPORT
  
  MICHAEL RESTERWALD, M.D., CURRICULUM VITAE
  
  Nita City Register NEWS BRIEF
  
  NITA GENERAL HOSPITAL POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION REPORT
  
  POST-MORTEM DIAGRAM
  
  CURRICULUM VITAE OF DEVON EDWARDS, M.D.
  
  NITA GENERAL HOSPITAL BILLING STATEMENT
  
  LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLE FOR FEMALES
  
  HERSCHEL ADBURY, CPA CURRICULUM VITAE
  
  VALUATION OF LIFE ASSESSMENT REPORT: EDITH BRACHER
  
  INCOME STATEMENTS FOR TGAL
  
  NITA CIVIL CODE CHAPTER 22
  
  JURY INSTRUCTIONS
  
  JURY VERDICT FORM
  
  October 11, 2010

• >> AUTHOR
  
  
  • Donna S. Harkness
    
    
    • Donna S. Harkness is currently Professor of Clinical Law and Director, Elder Law Clinic. She was associate professor of clinical law 2004-2009 and the Director of the Elder Law Clinic since 1996. She is a National Elder Law Foundation certified elder law attorney and a Tennessee certified elder law specialist. She is the author of one book, Elder Law Essentials (Knowles, 2008), which provides a basic overview of the substantive law, ethical issues and practice concerns that confront attorneys serving elderly clients. Professor Harkness' publications have appeared in the Elder Law Journal, Marquette Elder's Advisor, and the Brooklyn Journal of Law and Policy. She authored four elder law case files for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) involving various issues, including a will contest, elder abuse, predatory lending and wrongful death in a long term case institution. She was also the recipient of a Borchard Foundation Law and Aging research grant to study predatory lending. Finally, she has authored a number of expert commentaries for LexisNexis.