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Civil Litigation

Aug. 17, 2022

$5M award for 92-year-old woman abused in nursing home

Arcelia Martinez was admitted to the facility in San Gabriel because her family couldn’t care for her after she developed Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and dementia.

A Los Angeles jury awarded $5 million to a 92-year-old woman after finding she was abused and neglected while living in a San Gabriel nursing home for more than seven years.

The jury’s verdict on Monday included $357,000 in compensatory damages for violations of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, and $4 million in punitive damages. The owner and operator of Ivy Creek Healthcare and Wellness Centre was also ordered to...

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