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John Tully, 80, had a history of an unsteady gait. He was living at a nursing home owned and managed by the California Department of Veteran Affairs<\/a>. Tully had fallen twice within a 10-day period and, as a result of his last fall, he fractured his spine. Complications from that fall included the loss of use of his legs; he now requires a catheter to urinate and must undergo a fecal removal procedure three times a week.<\/p>\n

Aided by his attorneys, Stephen Garcia and William M. Artigliere, Tully filed a lawsuit against the Veterans Administration<\/a> alleging that its nursing care was negligent in allowing him to walk without the assistance of a walker, which resulted in his first fall. They also alleged that the facility’s nursing assistant attempted to transfer Tully using a mechanical lift without proper knowledge on how to do so, which led to his second and most damaging fall.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit also alleged that the defendant\u2019s employees chose not to provide a proper medical evaluation after the first fall and did not timely inform Tully\u2019s family about these two incidents. The defendant denied the allegations of the lawsuit; however, the case settled before trial for $1,250,000.<\/p>\n

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