$400,000 Settlement in Inadequate Nursing Home Lawsuit

Jay Hawthorne, who suffered from quadriplegia and other significant health issues, was admitted to Fox Subacute at Warrington.

He developed a rash on his inner thighs and scrotum, constipation and a urinary tract infection.

When his bowel distention increased, he was sent to a nearby hospital. However, he began vomiting and died on the way to the facility. Hawthorne was survived by his parents. The Hawthorne estate sued Fox Nursing Home Corp., alleging wrongful death and survival.

The estate claimed that the defendant hospital’s negligence in providing inadequate care, food and treatment, led to constipation, a perforated bowel and toxic megacolon.

Before trial, the parties settled for $400,000.

The attorney handling this tragic case for the estate was Andrew P. Watco.

Carroll v. Fox Nursing Home Corp., No. 2022-00823 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Bucks County).

Kreisman Law Offices has been handling wrongful death lawsuits, nursing home abuse cases, nursing home wandering cases, nursing home inadequate care lawsuits, and medical malpractice 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 Lincolnwood, Elmwood Park, Rosemont, Wood Dale, Elmhurst, Cicero, Bedford Park, Summit, Forestview, LaGrange, Western Springs, Olympia Fields, Oak Park, Chicago (West Town, Austin, Humboldt Park, Belmont Cragin, Lakeview, Uptown, Rogers Park, Edgewater), Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Skokie and Elk Grove Village, Ill.

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