#27 - Arnold v. Convalescent Care Center
$1 million
Type of Case: Medical malpractice, nursing home care, fraud
Court: Smyth County Circuit Court
Attorney: Robert W. Carter Jr.
Summary: An 80-year-old woman with dementia fell and broke her wrist after being allowed to walk out the front door of a nursing home in Chilhowie. Within a month, she was hospitalized for eight days from complications related to hydration.
Before she was admitted, her family had been assured that she would not be able to leave the center and that her diet and health would be monitored closely.
A jury returned verdicts of $350,000 for allowing the woman to leave the building, another $350,000 for the dehydration, $200,000 for common law fraud and $100,000 for violating the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
The case has been resolved on confidential terms.
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