Wandering and Burn Case
Jan 01, 2013OUTCOME: $500,000
$500,000 settlement in 2013 for a demented 100 year-old elder of a Fresno skilled nursing facility who suffered full thickness burns between her shoulder blades. The facility reported to the family t ... hat the burns were the result of the elder wandering out of the facility and experiencing prolonged sun exposure. Plaintiff’s expert proved that this was impossible due to the nature of the clothing the elder was reported to be wearing and that based upon the shape and size of the burns, they were most likely caused by scalding liquid. Plaintiff’s counsel contributed $30,000 of the settlement in the name of the affected elder to the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, a statewide nonprofit agency that helps fight against elder physical and financial abuse.
