54.5M Verdict For Rape of a New Mexico Group Home Resident
Posted by BSadmin - 04/12/09 at 09:12 amA recent 54.5M award against a health services company shows that jurors will award large amounts in order to punish bad conduct by nursing and residential care homes. A resident who could not speak or perform daily functions on his own was raped while in the care of a New Mexico group home, probably by an employee. Although the extent of the resident’s suffering was difficult to quantify because he could not speak, jurors interviewed after the trial explained that they awarded 49M in punitive damages in order to hold the company accountable for the rape and make sure it changed its policies and procedures to protect other residents in the future. For more, see: 54M Awarded For Group Home Rape