Results

Cases of Nursing Home Negligence and Results

Medical Malpractice

• $3.1 million settlement for a young boy and his family for failure to properly treat an eye condition, retinopathy of prematurity or ROP, resulting in permanent blindness
• $2.5 million verdict, $2.5 million prejudgment interest award for failure to timely diagnose and treat vascular injury resulting in below-the-knee amputation in a 27-year-old man
• $1.5 million verdict for failure to timely diagnose postoperative anemia, resulting in the death of a 67-year-old man

Wrongful Death

• Confidential settlement. Wrongful death of a patient who was discharged from emergency room with complaints of chest pain.
• Confidential settlement. Wrongful death of a newborn for failure to properly detect misplacement of endotracheal tube.
• Confidential settlement. Wrongful death for failure to timely diagnose ischemic bowel.

Personal Injury

• $750,000 verdict against Geico Insurance Company when its insured failed to obey a traffic signal, thereby colliding with our client. Both cars were totaled. Our client suffered severe physical injuries requiring months of medical care and rehabilitation
• $350,000 verdict for failure to properly warn about the dangers of the drug Accutane resulting in injuries to client’s hip and shoulder joints
• $200,000 verdict for failure to use ordinary care resulting in homeowner shooting young man on his property
• Confidential settlement. Failure to use ordinary care when backing up a semi-tractor trailer, which resulted in severe physical injuries and brain damage to a young child.

Nursing Home Negligence

• Confidential settlement. Negligent supervision of nursing home resident who had a history of wandering. Resident left the building and drowned in a pond on the premises.
• Confidential settlement. Wrongful death of nursing home resident who was diagnosed with dementia and died of dehydration and malnutrition.
• Confidential settlement. Negligent supervision of nursing home resident who had a history of falls. The resident fell, suffered a hip fracture, and died weeks later.
• Confidential settlement. Nursing home failed to adequately asses the risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers and the resident developed several on her coccyx or tailbone, which became infected and contributed to her death.
• Confidential settlement. The nursing home failed to properly assess and screen its residents for aggressive and violent behavior. As a result, our client was assaulted by another resident who had a history of aggressive nature.
• Confidential settlement. When a nursing home failed to recognize and advise a resident’s physician of the signs and symptoms of a dangerous intestinal infection, our client died of a treatable infection.

Disclaimer: Each case is different. These results do not guarantee a specific outcome.