Litigation
Apr. 10, 2014
Lawyers say opinion could change landscape of elder abuse cases
An appellate opinion established that plaintiffs could only collect a $500 penalty for care violations once, no matter how many issues occurred. The result now threatens to upend a lucrative vein of elder abuse class actions.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When 79-year-old Samuel Nevarrez took a devastating fall several years ago, his attorney sued the San Marino nursing home where he lived and convinced a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury to award him $4.7 million. Among the claims were 14 violations of the state Patients' Bill of Rights governing standards of care at nursing facilities, each of which netted a $500 penalty. While worth just $7,000, ...
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