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$3 million awarded in local case
JACKSONVILLE — The Cherokee County Second Judicial District awarded $3 million to Groveton resident Alvaro Chavez following a case against Gardner Oil Inc. for delivering tainted fuel, said Chavezʼs attorney, Jacques Balette. He said this is the largest personal...
Record Setting Settlement Announced ($23 million awarded for injuries causing paralysis)
HOUSTON - On August 3, 2009, the 2nd Judicial District Court of Cherokee County, Texas approved a record-setting settlement totaling $23,215,206.57 for a 32-year-old man who suffered paralysis when a defective air jack exploded while he was performing routine...
Short-staffed facility led to patient’s death, family claimed
Sherrod’s family alleged that the death precipitated from serious physical injury and neglect that occurred during her 3.5-month stay at High Pointe Health and Rehabilitation in Memphis. On July 30, 2004, she was admitted to the nursing facility suffering from...
Industrial air jack exploded, causing worker’s paralysis
Facts & Allegations On Oct. 31, 2007, plaintiff Joshua Goodson, 30, was using a 73-ton inflatable air jack while repairing and fabricating boiler tubes in the superheater section of a boiler room at a Stryker Creek power plant owned by Luminant Generation...
Why Institutions Love Lawsuits (And Why They Might Deserve To)
Introduction There is no doubt that litigation over the negligent occurrence of pressure sores has become very prevalent. Some of these cases can be categorized as frivolous, some are justly categorized as disputed, and others can be classified as clear liability...
Resident was dehydrated, malnourished, had bed sores
FACTS & ALLEGATIONS Plaintiffs’ decedent Brenda Lowe, 82, entered a Bexar County nursing home on Nov. 16, 1998. The facility was owned by Summit Care-Texas Inc. Her medical history included congestive heart failure, hypertension, atrial fibrillation and a recent...
Insurance Giant Found to be Partner in Operation of Bankrupt Nursing Home Chain -Liability May Exceed One-Half Billion Dollars
(June 24, 2004) Natalie White - Contributing writer Verdict: $83 million State: Texas Type of case: Personal injury Trial: 2 weeks Deliberations: 2 1⁄2 days Status: Case name: Holder v. Beverly Enterprises Texas, Inc. Date of verdict: Plaintiffs’ attorneys: David T....
NURSING HOME-WRONGFUL DEATH $6,000,000
Plaintiffs alleged that the nursing home and its employees attempted to cover up Ms. Larson's death, and this was vehemently denied by Defendants. Defendants attempted to resuscitate Ms. Larson and contacted 911, and there was no evidence of any attempt to cover up...
SENIOR LIVING PROPERTIES, L.L.C.,
In this adversary proceeding, Dan B. Lain, the Trustee of the Senior Living Properties L.L.C. (SLP) Trust, requests that the court declare that ZC Specialty Insurance Company (Zurich) was a partner with SLP in the ownership and operation of nursing homes in Illinois...
Insurance Giant Found to be Partner in Operation of Bankrupt Nursing Home Chain – Liability May Exceed One-Half Billion Dollars
A recent decision by a Texas bankruptcy judge represents a precedent-setting ruling of note to lenders, sureties, and insurance companies involved in structured finance transactions. On April 22, 2004, Steven A. Felsenthal, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the...