{"id":1527,"date":"2025-04-08T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2025-04-06T15:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T20:02:34","slug":"4-million-jury-verdict-in-punitive-damages-for-intentional-disregard-for-safety-protocols-at-nursing-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/4-million-jury-verdict-in-punitive-damages-for-intentional-disregard-for-safety-protocols-at-nursing-home\/","title":{"rendered":"$4 Million Jury Verdict in Punitive Damages for Intentional Disregard for Safety Protocols at Nursing Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Ende, 89, suffered from dementia. She was a resident of Parkside Manor. Ende left the facility and remained outdoors for approximately seven hours in freezing temperatures, and she froze to death.\u00a0 Staff at the nursing home didn\u2019t realize she was gone. \u00a0She was survived by her son.<\/p>\n<p>Her son, on behalf of her estate, brought a claim against Encore Wisconsin LLC, Parkside\u2019s parent company, alleging staff disregarded Ende\u2019s rights and was liable for its staff members\u2019 intentional behavior. \u00a0One of the assertions was that facility policy required workers to account for all residents. The three workers who were on duty chose not to follow this policy and one worker left the building for a few hours during his shift.<\/p>\n<p>Following trial, the jury signed a verdict for $4 million in punitive damages.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/4-million-jury-verdict-in-punitive-damages-for-intentional-disregard-for-safety-protocols-at-nursing-home\/#more-1527\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Ende, 89, suffered from dementia. She was a resident of Parkside Manor. Ende left the facility and remained outdoors for approximately seven hours in freezing temperatures, and she froze to death.\u00a0 Staff at the nursing home didn\u2019t realize she was gone. \u00a0She was survived by her son. 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