Redding v. Parklands Facility, Inc.

Summary

In this nursing home negligence case, decedent Claretha Davis developed a stage 4 pressure ulcer while staying at Parklands Care Center in Florida. Davis suffered from a variety of other health conditions, such as dementia and kidney disease, but Davis' family asserts that the pressure ulcer partially caused her death.

Representatives for Davis' family argue Davis received inadequate care due to staffing issues at the facility, which resulted in the sore progressing to stage 4, the highest severity grade.

Attorneys for the facility contest these claims, asserting that the facility's staff provided Davis with appropriate care. They counter that the primary causes of her death were most likely from her other health issues and not the sore, as a hospital provided her with care and proceeded to discharge her to another nursing home months before her death.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $2.3 million.