Distasio Law Firm handles Tampa nursing home physical injury cases from 1112 Channelside Drive Suite 5, Tampa, FL 33602, phone (813) 259-0022, with additional offices in Wesley Chapel and Largo. The firm addresses injuries from falls, preventable illnesses, infections, negligence related to known hazards, understaffing, overcrowding, and intentional abuse. Attorney Scott Distasio provides free case evaluations on contingency fees, pursuing damages for current and future medical expenses, relocation costs, increased care expenses, property damages like broken glasses or lost hearing aids, out-of-pocket expenses, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and non-economic damages. They handle wrongful death cases under Florida Statute 768.21, with Florida Statute 400.0236 providing two years from discovery to file lawsuits, potentially extending to six years from injury date. The practice investigates facilities for protocols preventing accidents, holding nursing homes responsible for resident well-being through evidence gathering, filing insurance claims or civil suits against administration and liable parties for their employees’ actions.
Mark Stallworth practices at 401 East Jackson St. Suite 3300, Tampa, FL 33602, phone (813) 851-2286, handling nursing home negligence cases with over 30 years collective experience. As a former prosecutor, Stallworth brings strategic litigation skills to cases involving general neglect, bedsores, falls, wandering, physical abuse, sexual abuse, overmedication, dehydration, improper nutrition, and medical malpractice in care facilities. The firm has recovered millions including $1.5 million for NFL concussion, $5 million for premises liability, $1 million for truck accident, and $1.7 million for wrongful death nursing home cases. They pursue justice for elderly family members suffering from neglect or abuse, working on contingency fees with no upfront costs. The practice addresses situations where nursing home staff fail to provide reasonable care, emphasizing that seniors deserve respect and proper treatment. They offer free consultations, fighting for compensation including medical bills, emotional pain, physical suffering, and ensuring negligent nursing homes are held accountable for wrongdoing against vulnerable residents.
Distasio Law Firm maintains its main office at 1112 Channelside Drive Suite 5, Tampa, FL 33602, phone (813) 259-0022, with Scott Distasio bringing 32 years of board-certified civil trial experience to nursing home cases statewide. The firm has secured settlements of $3,000,000 for a dementia resident murdered by her roommate, $1,700,000 for an elderly woman who developed complications from improper diet management, and $1,200,000 for stage 4 necrotic infected bedsores. They handle amputation cases, aspiration pneumonia, bed rail entrapment, brain bleeds, choking deaths, combative resident injuries, dehydration, dropped patients, elopement and wandering, feeding tube neglect, falls leading to fractures, impacted bowels, insect bites including bed bugs, malnutrition, medication errors, poor hygiene, restraint injuries, sepsis, sexual abuse, slip and falls, smoking accidents, unexplained broken bones, urinary tract infections, ventilator neglect, wheelchair transfer injuries, and wrongful death throughout Florida. Operating on contingency fees with free consultations, they maintain additional offices in Wesley Chapel and Largo.
Distasio Law Firm serves Lakeland and Polk County from 1112 Channelside Drive Suite 5, Tampa, FL 33602 with offices in Wesley Chapel and Largo, handling nursing home abuse at 813-259-0022. Scott Distasio, a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with over three decades in personal injury law including defense experience, leads the team addressing physical abuse through willful bodily injury, striking, slapping, pinching, choking, kicking, shoving, and improper restraints. The firm handles sexual abuse including unwanted touching, rape, sodomy, coercion, and harassment; mental abuse through threats, humiliation, intimidation, isolation, and punishment; plus neglect patterns failing to provide food, clothing, medicine, shelter, supervision, and medical care. They pursue damages for medical bills, relocation costs, physical and mental therapy, lost property replacement, attorney fees, pain and suffering, emotional trauma, and decreased quality of life. With Florida’s two-year statute of limitations under Laws 400.0236 and 429.296, Distasio provides free case reviews with contingency fee arrangements.
Chris Limberopoulos leads The Florida Law Group from multiple locations including 15438 N Florida Ave. Suite 104, Tampa, FL 33613, phone (833) 899-0310, as a board-certified civil trial specialist. Since 1984, the firm has recovered over $1 billion for injured victims, with offices in North Tampa, Orlando at 618 E. South St. Suite 500, Miami at 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Largo, New Port Richey, Brandon, Wesley Chapel, and Plant City. They address nursing home abuse where 95% of U.S. facilities are understaffed and mismanaged, handling cases of withdrawn behavior, poor personal hygiene, unsanitary conditions, bedsores, frequent infections, unexplained weight loss, dehydration, malnutrition, and falling incidents. Florida law mandates one licensed nurse per 40 residents with 3.6 hours direct care daily. The attorneys John C. Distasio, Steve Rawls, Nick Brady, and Dennis Hudson pursue compensation for medical care, medications, physical therapy, counseling, alternative living arrangements, pain and suffering, plus punitive damages.
