A jury awarded $1.6 million to the family of a woman who died of severe brain damage after falling repeatedly at her group home. The verdict is the highest in a wrongful death action in Stephenson County, Illinois. <\/p>\n
In 2012, Rebecca Ruiz, the victim\u2019s sister, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Willowglen Academy-Illinois Inc. and many of those who took care of her sister, Ivette Ruiz. The lawsuit alleges that they neglected to provide Ruiz with sufficient medical care to prevent her from falling many times, and subsequently suffering a brain injury in December 2010. <\/p>\n
Ruiz initially fell in August 2010, and fractured her left heel bone and a toe. However, she fell again in November when she was without supervision in a bathroom, where she suffered a sprain to her left ankle. Then, three days later, she suffered another fall, and required a wheelchair due to pain in her feet. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A jury awarded $1.6 million to the family of a woman who died of severe brain damage after falling repeatedly at her group home. The verdict is the highest in a wrongful death action in Stephenson County, Illinois. In 2012,…<\/span><\/p>\n