Case Result

$1.8M

Medical Malpractice

2017
Trial Verdict
Salt Lake City, UT

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Case Details

Verdict in a medical malpractice case involving the death of a patient with multiple sclerosis at a nursing home. Medical staff's failure to follow instructions regarding pressure sores contributed to the deterioration of his health and eventually resulted in his death.

Additional Notes

Case against North Canyon Care Center (Avalon Care Center - Bountiful 350 South, LLC dba North Canyon Care Center). Mr. Sprague, age 57, suffered from end-stage multiple sclerosis and was at high risk for pressure sores. Staff failed to turn him every two hours as instructed, leading to new stage IV pressure ulcer and deterioration of existing ones. He died 20 months later.

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