Resident falls multiple times in nursing home and suffers stroke during emergency evacuation. $32M. Sonoma County.

Summary

A deaf 88-year-old woman with dementia falls numerous times, suffers humerus fracture and is transported improperly during an evacuation for a wildfire while suspected of having a stroke.

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: Sonoma County Superior Court / SCV-267750
  • Type of Case: Elder Abuse, Negligence
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Milanfar Law Firm by Shahrad Milanfar and Donavon Sawyer, Walnut Creek.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP by Reuben Jacobson and Jonathan Rose, Walnut Creek.