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Appellate Ruling:  Lowe vs. Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
Date:  May 21, 1996 (jury verdict)
Location:  Florida
W&M Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys:  Jim Wilkes, Kenneth L. Connor
Description:  Nursing home neglect attorneys from Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. represented the Estate of James Earle Lowe in a case involving what Mr. Wilkes called "outrageous" and "reckless" conduct on the part of the nursing home. Mr. Lowe was subjected to substandard care and outright neglect, and received one of the largest verdicts ever in Florida against a nursing home. The jury returned a verdict of $2.7 million.

Beverly appealed, arguing that the Nursing Home Resident Rights Statutes violated both the Constitution of the United States and the Florida Constitution. Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. handled every aspect of the appeal. The Appellate Court, without comment, rejected the nursing home's arguments and upheld the verdict.

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