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Horace Brakes Jr. suffered from various medical conditions and cognitive changes. He was unable to care for himself and was admitted to Krystal Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation.
During this admission, he suffered from pressure wounds, infections, malnutrition and dehydration. He later died.
The Brakes’ estate sued the nursing home’s licensee and management company, alleging claims for wrongful death and survival. The estate alleged that the defendants chose not to prevent physical injury, properly assess and prevent skin breakdown, provide appropriate hygiene, prevent falls and inform his family of the changes in his medical condition.
After a jury trial, the jury signed a verdict in the amount of $14.7 million finding the defendants equally liable.
The attorney handling this lawsuit for the Brakes family was Garrick D. Harding.
Brakes v. Watercrest Acquisition I, LLC, No. 13-2023-CA-021325 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Miami-Dade County).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling nursing home wrongful death lawsuits, nursing home bedsore cases, nursing home abuse 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 50 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Prospect Heights, Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Wood Dale, Itasca, Inverness, Long Grove, Elmwood Park, Crestwood, North Riverside, Forestview, Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, Alsip, Blue Island, Midlothian, Palos Park, Burr Ridge, Woodridge, Downers Grove, Lake Zurich, Chicago (Belmont Cragin, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Lincoln Square, North Center, Albany Park, Norwood Park, Old Irving Park, Ukrainian Village, Lower West Side, Back of the Yards, Englewood, Woodlawn, Greater Grand Crossing, Chatham, Pullman, Beverly, Roscoe Village, Mount Greenwood), Oak Lawn, Willow Springs, Countryside, Mount Prospect, Orland Park, Buffalo Grove, Bannockburn, Highwood, Fort Sheridan, Vernon Hills and Bensenville, Ill
Robert D. Kreisman has been an active member of the Illinois and Missouri bars since 1976.
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