Anna S. v. Independent Living Facility

Jury verdict $375,000.00, Palm Beach County, broken hip, open reduction with internal fixation with hardware, Boca Raton, Florida

$375,000.00 broken hip sustained by 84-year-old resident of an Independent Living Facility while in the care of a car service driving her to a doctor’s appointment. This case is every family’s worst nightmare. An elderly relative is in the care of a licensed facility that neglects them and tragedy strikes. The defendant denied that it was responsibility for the safety of their 84-year-old resident when the car service took her to the doctor’s appointment. The plaintiff was legally blind and had difficulty hearing. She fell on the way from the car to the doctor’s office in Boca Raton, Florida when the driver refused to walk her to the door.

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