Pennsylvania trial court upholds $1.5 million award for nursing home abuse
Blango v. Jeanes Hospital, Inc. (Pa. App. April 12, 2011)
Decision: 2011 WL 8633648 (PDF here). Background: Leon Aussprung; Philly.com
Opinion by Judge George W. Overton
Plaintiff sued a nursing home and hospital alleging they mistreated her husband, who had died while under their care. The jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in exemplary damages, which the trial court remitted to $1.5 million. On appeal the court found no constitutional problem with the award.