Jury Awards 9.5 Million Against Assisted Living Facility For Multiple Infected Bedsores says California Elder Abuse Attorney Steven Peck

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 2 min read

In trials involving the development of bed sores at a nursing home or hospital,
the frequent defense arguments center around both inevitability of the wounds
and perhaps where the actual wound originated. While these arguments indeed
have their place, my experience is that these arguments are brought into play
for the purpose of bringing an element of confusion into many pressure sore
trials

By the signifcance of a recent verdict in a trial against an assisted living facility
and home health care agency, I’m guessing there wasn’t much second guessing
on the juries end!

After a week long trial, a Georgia jury ordered Country Crossing Assisted Living,
its individual owner and Hutcheson Home Health Care to pay more than $9.5
million to the family of a deceased patient, Charlotte Pauline Dean.
Both Hutcheson Home Health Care and Country Crossing Assisted Living were
responsible for caring for Ms. Dean prior to her death in 2006. According to
evidence presented at trial, Ms. Dean’s death was related to multiple infected
pressure sores while the defendant’s claimed that the she only required
treatment for one.
By the signifcance of this verdict, it it apparent that not only did the jury
believe the case presented by the plaintif’s (the woman’s family), but perhaps
more importantly, that the defendants’ care was inadequate to say the least.

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Written by Adam Peck

Expertise: Personal Injury

Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.