Families can rely on internal evidence from the facility, including care logs, security footage, and witness testimony, to help prove that a staff member at a care facility provided fentanyl to a loved one.
Unfortunately, drug rehab clinics can attempt to block families from getting this evidence, holding the clinic responsible, and earning support for a victim’s recovery. You may need a strong legal representative to help you gather this proof and put pressure on a clinic to accept liability.
Our Bakersfield Rehab Facility Overdose Lawyers provide an easy way to go over your options and determine if you need an attorney’s help to win the best outcome for your loved one. Schedule a free case consultation with us as soon as possible. This consultation is completely confidential and comes with no obligation to you.
Collecting Proof of a Drug Rehab Staff Member Providing Fentanyl
When you believe that your loved one’s overdose was facilitated by the nurses and staff who were supposed to protect them, you may feel like you are completely powerless.
It can be an intimidating thought to try to take on a company or even a corporation that owns a local drug rehab clinic. It takes even more courage to stand up to the rehab center’s team of lawyers when they seem to claim that drugs just magically appeared in the facility.
You’ll need solid evidence to hold a drug addiction treatment center liable for injuries from a fentanyl overdose or a tragic death. That evidence may exist, but it’s likely behind the walls of a defensive and unhelpful rehab business.
This is why an experienced attorney is a powerful ally when you are the last person speaking up for your loved one.
Your Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers representative would be securing access to this and other evidence:
- Personnel files, duty logs, and schedules of the suspected staff members
- Records of medication use and controlled substances taken from secure rooms
- Subpoenaed incident reports from the facility’s internal investigation
- Subpoenaed surveillance video of entrances, outdoor areas, and medical storerooms
- Evidence of all interactions between a staff member and your loved one
- Subpoenaed visitors’ logs
- Subpoenaed cell phone records
- Witness testimony. Other staff members and patients likely know where a drug supply comes from. They may know of a staff member with their own fentanyl problem.
- Rely on criminal investigations and cooperate with Bakersfield Police or the Kern County Sheriff’s Department.
- A background check that might show a staff member’s criminal past that might have been missed during the facility’s hiring process.
Your lawyer can also assist you in establishing any relationships that helped facilitate access to fentanyl. That might mean a romantic relationship or a criminal connection that needs to come to light. Getting these out in the open can help protect a loved one while proving that the facility was negligent in making safe hires and monitoring its staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to wait for a criminal investigation to file a drug rehab facility negligence claim?
No. Your family can file a claim for damages on behalf of a loved one at any time. A criminal investigation or trial doesn’t have to be wrapped up. Your negligence claim is a civil claim and is decided separately. Your attorney could help you prove that a facility was careless and contributed to your loved one’s overdose. You don’t even have to prove a staff member supplied the fentanyl to win support for the victim and your family. We have more information on our website about the other reasons that a drug rehab facility might be found negligent in an overdose incident.
How long do I have to file a fentanyl overdose rehab negligence claim?
Victims or their family members have up to two years to file a personal injury claim or a wrongful death claim after an overdose.
How can my family afford to pay a Bakersfield Rehab Facility Drug Overdose Lawyer?
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield charges nothing up front. We are only paid if we win the case for the family. If we win, our attorney’s fee comes out of the settlement check that a rehab owner must write. Families have the chance to earn much more than they could by taking on a rehab clinic themselves. They also don’t have to dip into their savings to pay a lawyer.
Contact a Bakersfield Rehabilitation Facility Overdose Lawyer
Families can turn to Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers after a loved one is injured or loses their life while at a Kern County rehab clinic. We offer an absolutely free case consultation that comes with no obligation. It’s a no-risk way to determine how justice can be served, and what an unhelpful drug rehab business should be paying for.
We want to hear from you and your family about what happened to your loved one. Then, if we can’t help you earn more for your case, we’ll tell you that and direct you on how to file a successful claim yourself. But it’s beneficial to your loved one for you to stay informed on every option you have and every benefit available. Especially when you’ll be hearing some very different things from a negligent drug rehab clinic.