$2.6M
Wrongful Death
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Case Details
Jury verdict for the elderly mother and 16-year-old granddaughter of a 46-year-old woman who died suddenly due to medical negligence in a nursing and rehabilitation center in St. Petersburg.
Additional Notes
The lawsuit alleged improper use of a Passy-Muir valve on the plaintiff's tracheostomy tube, leading to suffocation. Hospital, nursing home, and physician settled confidentially before trial; the speech therapist was found 95% responsible by the jury for over $2,679,230.00 in compensatory damages.