Can I receive damages for pain and suffering in an Illinois nursing home abuse case?

Stephen D. Phillips: The injured resident, or the estate, can receive damages for pain and suffering incurred before death, and in a wrongful death case the heirs are entitled to loss of society based on the evidence.

Attorney Stephen D. Phillips · Nursing Home Abuse · 24-second answer

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The injured resident can receive damages for pain and suffering and his or her estate can receive damages for pain and suffering for the pain and the suffering incurred prior to the death. Now with regard to the heirs in a wrongful death case they’re entitled to what’s called loss of society based on the evidence and the facts.

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