CANTLIN LAW FIRM OBTAINS SETTLEMENT AGAINST CHICAGO AREA NURSING FACILITY AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED BY A RESIDENT OF THE NURSING FACILITY
Attorneys John L. Cantlin and Timothy B. Cantlin of the Cantlin Law Firm, obtained a settlement on behalf of a family against a Chicago Area Nursing Facility.
The 85 year old plaintiff was a resident of the Nursing Facility for over a year. Plaintiff’s medical condition resulted in limited mobility requiring assistance to ambulate from her bed to a wheelchair. On the day of the accident, a CNA attempted to transfer the Plaintiff from her bed to a wheelchair. During the transfer the Plaintiff fell to the floor sustaining a comminuted fracture of the left femur. Plaintiff was unable to recover from this injury and passed away seven and a half weeks later.
The Cantlin Law Firm pursued recovery on behalf of the family under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, the Illinois Survival Act, and the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. The focus of the litigation was on the negligent and careless supervision by the Nursing Facility and its staff. Thru its aggressive pursuit of discovery, the Cantlin Law Firm was able to discover a standing order that required the Plaintiff to be transferred with a two person assist at all times, with use of a gait belt. Evidence of violation of this order along with testimony from the Plaintiff’s treating physician allowed the Cantlin Law Firm to be able to resolve the matter just below the Nursing Facility’s policy limits.
The settlement is subject to a confidentiality provision.
