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$150,000 settlement in a nursing home negligence claim against a skilled nursing home facility for failing to properly assess the resident’s skin for signs of skin breakdown. The resident developed State IV pressure ulcers that required surgical debridement.

$1 million settlement for medical malpractice in connection with a VA hospital’s failure to timely treat emerging stroke symptoms. The plaintiff sustained a permanent brain injury affecting his speech and ambulation.

$380,000 settlement in a nursing home negligence case against a skilled nursing home facility for failing to properly monitor and treat evolving wounds in a patient with severe diabetes. The nursing home’s negligence resulted in a below the knee amputation of the resident’s lower extremity.

$418,000 settlement in an adult wrongful death without dependents case against a nursing home for failing to properly monitor a nursing home resident with a history of dysphagia. The resident died while choking on food.

Confidential settlement for a nursing home’s failure to monitor fecal impaction. The nursing home negligently failure to monitor a resident’s bowel movements resulting in bowel injury and subsequent death.

Confidential settlement for a nursing home’s failure to notify the family or physician of a resident’s fall resulting in death. A nursing home resident suffered serious injuries in a fall and the facility’s failure to arrange for timely medical treatment at a hospital resulted in the resident’s death.

Confidential settlement for a nursing home’s failure to prevent and treat pressure ulcers resulting in sepsis and death. The facility negligently failed to inform the family of serious coccyx pressure ulcers and failed to arrange for a wound care consult in a timely manner resulting in the resident’s death.

Confidential settlement for a nursing home’s failure to take proper fall precautions. The resident fell from a chair resulting in a hip fracture and a lengthy hospitalization.

$100,000 settlement in a nursing home negligence case against a skilled nursing home facility for failing to properly monitor a resident’s skin for signs and symptoms of an evolving pressure ulcer and for failing to properly treat the resident’s coccyx wounds.

$220,000 settlement in a nursing home wrongful death case against a skilled nursing home for failing to monitor a resident for signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction. The resident was transferred to a hospital for emergent treatment of a bowel obstruction and died the following day.

Confidential seven figure settlement during the fourth day of trial that is believed to be the largest nursing home negligence settlement in the history of Allen County. The case involved negligent fall prevention measures resulting in internal injuries.

Connie's husband died from nursing home neglect and hired Sweeney Law Firm to help handle her case against the nursing home. Listen to Connie describe her experience with Sweeney Law Firm.