Monthly Archives: August 2024
UHS to Appeal $535M Negligence Decision After Rape
Universal Health Services (UHS) and its subsidiary Pavilion said that it plans to appeal a jury award of $535 million against one of its behavioral health subsidiaries after a 16-year-old patient raped a 13-year-old patient at one of its facilities. A jury in Illinois Champaign County found that the healthcare company was negligent for… Read More »
Defendant Awarded New Trial On Appeal
In the case of People v. Hayes, the defendant, Hayes, was found guilty of two counts of armed violence and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. The defendant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 25 years on the armed violence counts. His other sentences were to be served concurrently. The… Read More »
Salem Village Sued Over Beating Death of Patient in Nursing Home
Days after Salem Village notified state of Illinois health care facility regulators that it was closing down its nursing home and rehab center on 1314 Rowell Ave, the nursing home was hit with a civil lawsuit for wrongful death brought by the family of a former patient who was allegedly beaten to death on… Read More »
Defendant Denied Fitness Hearing Raises Issue on Appeal
In the case of People v. Doolin, the defendant was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life in prison for the murders and 43 years for armed robbery. On appeal, the… Read More »