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McLaughlin v. Garden Spot Village

$7.5 Million

Date of Verdict: May 3.

Court and Case No.: C.P. Lancaster No. CI-2014-01922

Judge: Judge Leonard Brown III.

Type of Action: Elder abuse, negligence.

Injuries: Sexual assault.

Plaintiffs Counsel: Matthew Stone, Carl Wilander and Lorraine Donnelly, Wilkes & McHugh, Philadelphia.

Defense Counsel: Hugh O'Neill, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, Harrisburg.

Comment:

A Lancaster jury handed a $7.5 million verdict to the family of an elderly woman who was sexually assaulted while a resident at an Akron, Pennsylvania, nursing facility.