Nursing home to pay $6.75M to settle case of 86-year-old sexually assaulted

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Wilkes and McHugh attorneys Lorraine Donnelly, Matt Stone and Carl Wilander represented the family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in a nursing home in Akron, Pa. The trial began on April 24, and on May 3, the jury reached a unanimous verdict, awarding the family $7.5 million in compensatory damages. The parties reached a settlement before the punitive damages portion of the trial could begin.

Our firm was honored to represent Ms. Brace’s family in the pursuit of justice.

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