Jury verdict of $300,000 for a fall causing death
The North Country Gazette had an article about a recent jury verdict involving a nursing home's negligence. A Washington jury ordered Washington County to pay $300,000 to the family of a woman who died as the result of a fall at the county-owned Pleasant Valley Adult Home in Argyle.
Former Fort Edward resident Esther Nolan, 75, died at the adult home in March 2003 following a fall from a toilet. The woman’s death was caused by inadequate staffing and the improper installation of the toilet seat.
