Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Ends in Huge Award for Plaintiff On Monday, July 22nd, a jury in Polk County awarded a plaintiff in a nursing home negligence case $1.2 billion for his mother’s pain and suffering. The lawsuit focused on Arlene Townsend, who was 69 years old at the time of her death. She lived in the Auburndale Oaks Healthcare Center from 2004 to 2007. The lawsuit alleges that, … [Read more...]