Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — the Paradox of Punitive Damages under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act
An interesting story recently unfolded in West Virginia, where the State Supreme Court prepared to undertake a review of potential caps on punitive damages against nursing homes following a trial where a jury awarded $91.5 million after a nursing home resident allegedly died of complications from dehydration and neglect. The report indicates that the jury…
