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| Case: |
Nash
v. Compton Management Inc. |
| Plaintiff: |
Estelle
Shaw |
| Defendant: |
Compton
Managment Inc. |
| Date: |
June
7, 2001 |
| Amount: |
$12.3
million |
Compensatory Damages: |
$2.3
Million |
| Punitive Damages:
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$10 Million |
| Location: |
Arkansas |
| W&M Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys: |
James R. Freeman,
Tammera R. Harrelson |
| Alleged
Injuries: |
Neglect by nursing home leading to medical malpractice, tort of outrage,
breach of contract, wrongful death |
| Description: |
Nursing home neglect attorneys from Wilkes
& McHugh, P.A. represented the estate
of Estelle Shaw who died just two weeks
after falling out of bed and breaking
her hip. Despite learning that Ms. Shaw
could escape from a soft-belt restraint
- and considering her pattern of frequently
trying to get out of bed to go to the
bathroom - the nursing home continued
to rely on the inadequate restraint.
The jury returned the largest verdict
ever reached against an Arkansas nursing
home at the time, $12.3 million. |
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