Verdicts & Settlements January 14, 2008: Nursing Home to Pay $54m for Resident Who Bled to Death
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In the largest personal injury verdict in state history, a New Mexico jury awarded $54 million to the family of a woman who bled to death in her nursing home.
The plaintiff's lawyer, Carl Bettinger of Albuquerque, was already well-acquainted with the defendant, having previously litigated more than half a dozen similar negligence trials against Manor Care, a nursing home chain based in Toledo, Ohio.See the full content of this document
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Verdicts & Settlements January 14, 2008: Nursing Home to Pay $54m for Resident Who Bled to Death
After a two-and-a-half week trial, jurors found Manor Care liable for negligence and attempting to cover up the cause of death of 78- year-old resident Barbara Barber.
"Our goal going into the trial was to show our client's story and life to the...See the full content of this document
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