$1.64 Million Jury Verdict for Improper Wound Care at Nursing Home

Edward Jackson, 51, resided at the Claridge House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He developed a wound on his left heel and allegedly received wound care from Quality Surgical Management Inc. and its employee nurse for more than two months.

Jackson subsequently was transferred to a hospital where he was diagnosed as having anemia, sepsis and gangrene in his left foot. He required a below-the-knee amputation of his left leg.

Jackson’s representative sued Quality Surgical Management and the employee nurse, alleging medical (nursing home) negligence and vicarious liability.

The Jackson lawsuit argued that the employee nurse chose not to treat his wound as a Stage IV wound, diagnose osteomyelitis and gangrene and properly supervise his wound care treatment.

After a jury trial, the jury signed a verdict for $1.64 million. The attorney representing Jackson was Tom Pennekamp.

Jackson v. Quality Surgical Management, Inc., No. 2018-001831-CA-01 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Miami-Dade County).

Kreisman Law Offices has been handling nursing home death cases, nursing home wound care failures, nursing home wandering lawsuits and medical negligence cases for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 49 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Palatine, Palos Heights, Crestwood, Forest Park, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Chicago (Uptown, Bronzeville, Grand Crossing, Burnside, Beverly, Back of the Yards, Albany Park, East Rogers Park), Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Addison, Wheaton, Romeoville, Tinley Park, Hoffman Estates and Bensenville, Ill.

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