Case Results | Orange County Attorney

Hospice Admission $5,000,000

Improper hospice admission and re-certifications

Failure to Properly Supervise $1,999,999

Elderly patient was not properly supervised in dining room, choked on food, and died as a result

Failure to Provide Proper Diet $1,750,000

Skilled nursing facility provided improper food and left resident unsupervised, leading to choking death

Failure to Diagnose $1,250,000

Failure to diagnose subdural hematoma in elderly man after a fall at hospital

Failure to Diagnose $1,150,000

Failure to diagnose epidural abscess with the development of pressure sores at a hospital

Elopement from Adult Day Health Care Center $1,015,000

Failure to properly supervise participant who walked out unsupervised and was hit by a car

Traumatic Brain Injury $1,000,000

Involved an adult day health care center where the elderly victim walked out of the facility unsupervised, was hit by a car and suffered severe brain injuries

Failure to Transfer to Hospital $1,000,000

Skilled nursing facility resident with signs and symptoms of pneumonia and UTI was not timely transferred to hospital leading to death

Resident-on-Resident Assault $999,999

Resident-on-resident assault leading to serious injuries