These cases involve many different scenarios, such as where an immobile patient is allowed to develop life threatening bed sores, where elderly patients have been allowed to dehydrate, where prompt medical attention was not administered and even when other patients or staff physically abuse an elderly or physically or mentally disabled person. Many firms reject such cases because they feel that juries will not be receptive to awarding substantial damages to elderly persons. The law firm of William S. Stern takes a special interest in representing elderly or disabled victims.