VanDevender et al v. Blue Ridge of Raleigh, LLC et al

  1. July 06, 2017

    Judge Cuts Punitive Damages From $5M Award In Death Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge determined Wednesday that the families of deceased nursing home residents were not entitled to punitive damages in their suit claiming the home didn't properly supervise patients, reducing the $5.2 million judgment against the home.

  2. February 17, 2017

    NC Federal Jury Awards $5.2M Over Nursing Home Deaths

    A North Carolina federal jury on Thursday determined that a nursing home committed medical negligence that caused the deaths of three patients, with reckless disregard to their rights, and awarded their families $5.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages.