{"id":832,"date":"2017-09-01T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/?p=832"},"modified":"2019-10-21T05:35:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:35:56","slug":"8-3-million-jury-verdict-wrongful-death-resident-long-term-care-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/8-3-million-jury-verdict-wrongful-death-resident-long-term-care-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"$8.3 Million Jury Verdict for the Wrongful Death of a Resident of Long-Term Care Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jovan Hinich was 28 years old and suffered from a neurological disorder that limited his mental capacity to that of a toddler. He lived at Next Step in Community Living facility, where his care plan required him to be supervised while eating and for his food to be cut into bite-sized pieces due to his tendency to eat quickly and swallow food without chewing it.<\/p>\n<p>While he was traveling by van to his day program at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcfi.net\/MCFI.htm\">Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI)<\/a>, he was allowed to access his lunch, including a sandwich. After arriving at MCFI, Hinich collapsed from an obstructed airway. Part of the sandwich was later removed from his throat.<\/p>\n<p>Hinich suffered cardiopulmonary arrest, which resulted in severe brain damage. \u00a0He now resides at a facility for those with brain injuries.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/8-3-million-jury-verdict-wrongful-death-resident-long-term-care-facility\/#more-832\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jovan Hinich was 28 years old and suffered from a neurological disorder that limited his mental capacity to that of a toddler. 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