$4.25 Million Settlement in Nursing Home Resident Fall Lawsuit

Doe allegedly suffered a series of falls at Roe Nursing Home. He was diagnosed as having a serious head injury. Doe later died; his death was allegedly caused by these falls.

A lawsuit was filed against an undisclosed defendant nursing home and its parent company alleging administrator and corporate negligence. The lawsuit sought punitive damages.

Before trial, the parties settled for $4.25 million.

The attorney handling this lawsuit for the Doe family were Rachel Fuerst, Thomas Henson Jr., Carmaletta Henson and Jordan Godwin.

Doe v. Roe, Undisclosed docket.

Kreisman Law Offices has been handling nursing home abuse lawsuits, nursing home fall cases, nursing home wandering lawsuits, and wrongful death cases for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 47 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Mount Prospect, Glencoe, Arlington Heights, Zion, Fort Sheridan, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Country Club Hills, Melrose Park, Elmwood Park, River Forest, Crystal Lake, Bedford Park, Chicago (Grand Boulevard, Kenwood, Washington Park, Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Archer Heights, Ukrainian Village, Logan Square, Bucktown, Wrightwood Neighbors, Bricktown, Roscoe Village, Lincoln Square, East Albany Park, Beverly), Northlake, Wheaton, Hinsdale, Maywood, LaGrange and Burr Ridge, Ill.

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