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| Case: |
Sauer
vs. Advocat, Inc. |
| Plaintiff: |
Margaretha
Sauer |
| Defendant: |
Advocat,
Inc., et al |
| Date: |
June
22, 2001 |
| Amount: |
$78.4
million |
Compensatory Damages: |
$15.4 Million |
| Punitive Damages:
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$63 Million |
| Location: |
Arkansas |
| W&M Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys: |
Bennie Lazzara, Jr.,
Brian D. Reddick
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| 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 Margaretha
Sauer who suffered from dehydration
and malnutrition while in residence
at Rich Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center. Because of the nursing home's
negligence Ms. Sauer eventually went
into kidney failure and ultimately died.
The jury returned the largest verdict
ever reached against an Arkansas nursing
home, $78.4 million. |
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