Hospital Client Nursing Staff Accused of Failure to Follow Bed Rest Admonition Resulting in Multiple Falls

Sean Ragland successfully defended a hospital client after a patient alleged that nurses failed to follow a strict bed rest admonition, causing the patient to fall multiple times. The Plaintiff alleged that the falls caused him serious injury including paralysis, incontinence and compression on his spinal cord. The Plaintiff claimed over $4.9 million dollars in damages. A Breathitt County, Kentucky jury returned a unanimous defense verdict in 45 minutes.