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Patient sustained bed sores, causing recovery setbacks — $400,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//April 9, 2024//
Patient sustained bed sores, causing recovery setbacks — $400,000 settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//April 9, 2024//
Type of action: Medical malpractice
Injuries alleged: Development of bend sores
Date resolved: 8/1/2023
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $400,000
Attorney for plaintiff: Brewster Rawls and Glen Sturtevant, Richmond
Description of case: The patient was transferred to a rehabilitation and nursing center following an injury that caused the patient to be paralyzed. The patient developed significant bed sores, which did not fully heal for more than a year, and which caused the patient setbacks in her recovery from her initial injury.
After the defendant rehabilitation and nursing center failed to answer the complaint, the patient’s counsel obtained default judgment. While the trial court was reconsidering relief from the entry of default judgment, the parties settled the case privately.
Plaintiff’s counsel’s law firm provided case information.
[023-T-199]
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