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Wrongful Death
Edna’s medications had been increased the night before she fell—in fact, she had been given more of one of her medications than was permitted by her doctor’s orders. The nurse taking care of her during the night, who had given her that medication, also noticed that she seemed confused. We thought this was a strong case of negligence—a fragile older woman on increased meds should get help from the hospital staff when she asks for it. We also believed Edna’s death was caused by her fall. However, we recognized the fact that a jury might believe that, given the fact that Edna lived for three months after she fell her death was not caused by her fall. To address that risk, we filed alternative claims for wrongful death and for damages caused by the fall if the jury did not lead to death. Those claims were tried to a jury.

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