California Jury Awards $42.5 Million For Facility’s Overmedication Of Resident

Mealey's (May 21, 2019, 9:03 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An assisted living facility was hit with a $42.5 million jury award on April 25 for elder abuse of a short-term resident that led to her death, which included a $35 million punitive damage award for knowingly overmedicating the decedent repeatedly (Barbara Lovenstein, et al. v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, et al., No. 34-2012-00135467, Calif. Super., Sacramento Co.)....