Jury awards $12.5M in lawsuit against Ohio nursing home

A jury has reached a verdict in the lawsuit of an 83-year-old woman who died in an Ohio nursing home.

After a nine-day trial, Butler County jurors ruled that Chesterwood Village, also known as Chesterwood Nursing Care Ltd. in West Chester, caused the death of a resident in 2024, according to our news partners, WCPO.

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Janice Combs was admitted to Chesterwood Village in June 2023 for short-term rehab after she fell down the stairs at her home, according to a press release from Eadie Law Firm.

Lawyers said that Combs was blind, but was living independently until she was admitted to Chesterwood Village…

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