Torts
Professional Malpractice
Nursing Care Negligence
Confidential
Settlement – $25,000Court
L.A. Superior Pasadena
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Sean D. Cowdrey
(Cowdrey Jenkins LLP)
Experts
Defendant
Cathy Peck
(medical)
Arthur P. Kowell M.D., Ph.D.
(medical)
Charles D. Flack
(medical)
Facts
The plaintiffÆs decedent was bedridden and required home companion care. She also received regular home
nursing care.
The defendant Interim Assisted Care assigned one of its employees to act as a
companion to the decedent for the purposes of cooking, cleaning and feeding. The decedent
choked on a piece of food and the home companion called 9-1-1. The decedent lapsed into a
coma for approximately ten days and subsequently died.
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