Some recent results in Consumer Litigation in the area of nursing home abuse claims include:
$52,900,000 settlement for 119 COVID victims in two New Jersey nursing homes for veterans. Cohen Kolodny Abuse Analytics, LLC was part of the team of attorneys who acheived this landmark result, directly representing the families of 15 of those victims.
$13,200,000 - Verdict. Co-trial Counsel in 7 week trial against nursing home for pressure ulcers (bedsores), dehydration and death (see detailed description here).
$3,440,000 For man rendered permanently impotent by drug overdose against physician and national pharmacy chain, Philadelphia, PA
$3,000,000 For family of child who bled to death after tonsillectomy, Philadelphia, PA.
$3,000,000 For child with birth trauma causing cerebral palsy, USDC Eastern District, Pa
$2,170,000 - Settlement. Three families with three separate claims. Combined discovery - per case management conference - with one Nursing Home Owner. All claims involved pressure ulcers and overlapping issues involving claims of reporting and care-related improprieties by management/ownership.
$2,000,000 For estate of woman who died after aortic valve replacement surgery, Philadelphia, PA
$1,600,000 Settlement from Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA, which served alcohol to minor who subsequently drove drunk and killed client, Bucks County, PA
$1,200,000 for a woman who was allowed to wander out of her nursing home and suffered hypothermia, Bucks County, PA
$1,200,000 For woman with a severely fractured ankle caused by automobile accident, Bucks County, PA
$1,150,000 For man blinded in one eye by errant golf ball, Lehigh County, PA
$1,034,000 - Verdict. Judgment was obtained in a legal malpractice claim against an attorney who was alleged by the Plaintiff to have failed to competently handle his hostile workplace and wrongful termination claims.
$1,000,000 For woman with brachial plexus injury caused by automobile accident, Bucks County, PA
$ 975,000 For hospitalized woman suffocated by improper restraints, Montgomery County, PA
$750,000 - Settlement. The consumer/plaintiff failed to take prescribed medication, was hospitalized and later became a nursing home resident. Developed Stage IV pressure ulcers.
$750,000 settlement for a mentally disabled resident of a group home in Pennsylvania who choked on a sandwich.
$600,000 - Settlement. Pressure ulcer on severely medically compromised nursing home resident. Uncovered substandard conditions in the nursing home - including rodent infestation.
$600,000 - Settlement. Severe eye injury from fall in nursing home. Uncovered questionable practices of the nursing home ownership team.
$600,000 - Settlement. Improper administration of Coumadin. Uncovered corporate issues with ownership team.
$460,000 - Settlement. Stage IV pressure ulcer that fully resolved. Uncovered months of fabricated medical records.
$425,000 - Settlement. Hospital-acquired Stage IV pressure ulcer suffered by a patient with highly extensive co-morbid conditions.
The above information is a sample and is provided for illustrative purposes only. All cases are different. Past results cannot be viewed as a prediction or guarantee of the outcome in future cases.
CKAA prosecutes claims involving Nursing Home Abuse, Assisted Living Facility Abuse and Group Home Abuse.
*THE ABOVE LIST IS OFFERED FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY. EVERY CASE IS UNIQUE. PAST RESULTS CANNOT BE VIEWED AS A PREDICTION OR GUARANTEE OF THE OUTCOME IN FUTURE CASES. RESULTS MAY VARY, DEPENDING UPON THE PARTICULAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR CASE.
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