Verdicts & Settlements

Some of Knapp & Roberts winning verdicts and settlements include:

GROUP HOME/Wrongful Death
26 year-old woman who suffered from severe developmental delays drowned in bathtub after being left unsupervised by caregiver.
$45.5 million - Jury Verdict.

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY/RESIDENT NEGLECT & WRONGFUL DEATH
Earl Scherrer suffered from a traumatic brain injury and required 24 hour care. Liberty Manor, an assisted living facility, failed to properly supervise Earl and train its staff to understand and meet his care needs. Earl died at the age of 36 from complications associated with eating foreign objects. At autopsy, the medical examiner found numerous plastics bags, ketchup packets, paper towels, and candy wrappers in his stomach and small intestines. The assisted living facility refused to accept responsibility for his death.
$11 Million - Jury Verdict/Scherrer vs. Liberty Manor

NURSING HOME/Neglect of Resident
Client suffered severe burns causing death.
$3.5 million - Settlement

NURSING HOME/Pressure Sore Death
Multiple bed sores led to osteomyelitis and death.
$3 million – Settlement

NURSING HOME/Malnutrition Death
Failure to ensure proper nutrition and hydration
$2 Million - Settlement

NURSING HOME/Neglect of Resident
Fall/death of 83 year-old nursing home resident caused by faulty bed rails.
$500,000 - Settlement

NURSING HOME/Misplaced Feeding Tube
Failure to diagnose misplaced feeding tube resulting in peritonitis and death.
$825,000 - Settlement during trial

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE/Wrongful Death
Failure to diagnose a heart attack.
$900,000 - Settlement