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 ANNA BOYD. DECEASED. VS. LIFE CARE CENTER OF CHATTANOOGA Anna Boyd, an 89 year old female was admitted to Life Care nursing home suffering from a stroke. During her nursing home stay she developed severe pressure sores on her buttocks, measuring 6.0 cm x 4.3 cm. After a pressure sore was discovered on her left foot, she suffered from dehydration and she eventually died from pneumonia. The McMahan Law Firm was able to negotiate a settlement for Ms. Boyd's family of $210,000.
BETTY MOSES VS. LIFE CARE CENTER OF RED BANK Betty Moses, an 77 year old female was admitted to Life Care nursing home suffering from a stroke and dementia, and requiring assistance with all her transfers. On March 24, 2000, a CNA and a student nurse were attempting to transfer Ms. Moses ffom her bed to a shower chair when the shower chair slid away from Ms. Moses, causing her to fall to the floor and suffer from a sprain to her right ankle and a spiral fracture to her right femur. The McMahan Law Firm was able to negotiate a settlement for Ms. Moses' family of $140,000.
JANE DOE VS NATIONAL NURSING HOME COMPANY Jane Doe, an 69 year old female, was admitted to a Nursing Home suffering from a stroke with left sided weakness. During her stay, she developed Stage III pressure sores on her right hip, and both heels and ankles. She had also suffered from malnutrition and dehydration. On November, 11, 1999, Ms. Doe was left unattended in her wheelchair, and had sustained a left hip fracture after having fallen from the wheelchair onto the floor. It was later discovered through depositions that a nurse had discontinued the physician's order for a lap-belt ten days prior to this incident. The McMahan Law Firm was able to negotiate a substantial confidential settlement for Ms. Doe's family.
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