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Case:  Richards vs. Beverly Enterprises
Plaintiff:  Loren Richards
Defendant:  Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services
Date:  May 4 , 2006
Amount:  $20 million Compensatory Damages: $1.2 Million
Punitive Damages: $18.8 Million
Location:  Kentucky
W&M Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys:  Kenneth L. Connor
Alleged Injuries:  Neglect by nursing home staff leading to death.
Description:  Attorneys from Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. represented the estate of Loren Richards, 84, who died in a nursing home after nurses repeatedly ignored his cries for help. Mr. Richards was suffering from an impacted bowel, and subsequently died of a heart attack. Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. attorneys also alleged that the nursing home was understaffed due to companywide cost-cutting.

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