April 20, 2007 — Dudensing Law announced that it secured a $2.5 million recovery on behalf of plaintiffs against a nursing home chain for the reckless neglect of an elder. The decedent suffered Stage IV pressure sores on both heals that resulted in a double amputation and death. During his investigation, Mr. Dudensing uncovered widespread falsification of records.
September 21, 2006
Originally published by
Monterey County Herald
An appellate court Wednesday breathed new life into a taxpayer lawsuit that challenged the $6 million paid by KB Home/Bakewell for the 107-acre plot on which the Seaside Highlands subdivision stands.
The 6th District Court of Appeals decision means the case will be sent back to Monterey County Superior Court for trial, reopening a controversial chapter in the city’s past. Attorneys for Seaside resident Benjamin Kaatz are seeking to force KB Home/Bakewell to pay the city more than $100 million for the property.
Kaatz had sued the city and developers KB Home/Bakewell in May 2003 alleging the city had violated numerous statutes. The lawsuit alleged that the property was not made available for affordable housing and that it was sold for far below its market value. Kaatz alleged the property was worth between $94 million and $115 million.
August 4, 2006 — Plaintiff has secured a recovery of $1.45 million against a large acute health care provider and an affiliated nursing home relating to the neglect of an elder, announced Ed Dudensing, attorney for plaintiff. “This is an important recovery because it affirms that acute health care providers, not just nursing home operators, will be held accountable if they neglect the elderly, who are among the most vulnerable members of our population.”
July 28, 2005 — The plaintiffs in a nursing home elder abuse action venued in San Joaquin County have settled out of court with a nationwide nursing home chain for $1.35 million. During the litigation, plaintiffs demonstrated that their mother was severely neglected, resulting in her acquiring a large Stage IV pressure sore on her sacrum, as well as being dehydrated and malnourished. “This case sends a message to nursing homes that when they neglect an elder it is not just business as usual,” noted Ed Dudensing, the attorney for the plaintiffs.
December 13, 2003
Originally published by
The Sacramento Bee
A 22-year-old North Highlands man was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for the hit- and-run collision that killed a nurse who weeks earlier had lost his daughter in another car crash.
September 20, 2002
Originally published by
The Sacramento Bee
A 61-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to two life terms in prison with a possibility of parole for arson and the attempted murder of five Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies.
August 13, 2002
Originally published by
The Sacramento Bee
Three suspected men are scheduled to go on trial in Sacramento Superior Court on Thursday in the attempted swindle of a 78 year-old man.
March 14, 2002
Originally published by
The Sacramento Bee
No one saw who started the 50-acre wildfire that burned dangerously close to homes near El Dorado Hills in September 1999.
But authorities say they quickly turned their attention to an ex-state firefighter and Placer County fire district candidate who had a knack for showing up around fires and firefighters.
El Dorado County Deputy District Attorney Paul Sutherland said Robert Lizarraga appeared shortly after the blaze broke out near Salmon Falls Road and chatted eagerly with firefighters. In Lizarraga’s car, he said, investigators found a uniform shirt, badge and flashlight stolen from a firetruck in Sacramento County.
March 14, 2002
Originally published by
The Sacramento Bee
No one saw who started the 50-acre wildfire that burned dangerously close to homes near El Dorado Hills in September 1999.
June 10, 2001
Originally published by
The Sacramento Bee
A former Sacramento property manager was sentenced Friday to 100 days of community service for her conviction on misdemeanor hate crime charges against a black family.