Notable Verdicts and Cases
About Wilkes & McHugh, P.A.
Case:
Minor v. Sevier Healthcare Inc. and Regional Management Inc.
Plaintiff:
John Minor
Defendant:
Sevier Healthcare Inc. and Regional Management Inc.
Date:
Apr 17, 2009
Amount:
$7 Million
Compensatory Damages:
$3.5 Million
Punitive Damages:
$3.5 Million
Location:
Arkansas
Alleged Injuries:
Numerous bedsores and death
Description:
John W. Minor, an 87-year-old man was admitted to Sevier Healthcare in August of 2002. While there, nursing home staff neglected him to the point where his body was covered with 35 bedsores. Mr. Minor also suffered from severe malnutrition, multiple urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and severe dehydration resulting in kidney failure and other infections. He passed away on May 2, 2004.