The Law Offices of Gregory L. Johnson provides legal services for victims of abuse and neglect in nursing homes and assisted care facilities. The office helps people in cities throughout California, including Ventura, Santa Barbara, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and Los Angeles.
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2010
John Doe v. Anonymous Care Facility, Riverside County, California.
In this case our middle-aged client was sent to a nursing home to recover from back surgery. The nursing home was so understaffed, however, that he did not receive his therapy and often did not his medications or meals. Instead of getting better, he got worse, until eventually he could not even turn himself in the bed. This, of course, led to the development of a bedsore. After getting out of this nursing home, he completely healed from the bedsore but his surgery outcome suffered from not getting his therapy post-surgery. The case settled confidentially for $450,000.00
John Doe v. Anonymous Care Facility, Ventura County, California.
This case involved claims of physical abuse at the hands of a facility caregiver. The plaintiff contended the facility operators knew or should have known this particular caregiver was a risk to patients and that the physical abuse was allowed to continue for many months. The case settled confidentially for $395,000.00.
John Doe v. Anonymous Care Facility, Ventura County, California.
In this understaffing case, our client sustained a serious right femoral head fracture (though she could not walk) and waited two days for medical attention. According to the nursing home chart, however, she received “Range of Motion exercises to all extremities without pain” for 30 minutes the day after they broke her hip. Obviously, the chart entry was fraudulent as anyone who touched her right leg would have known instantly it was not attached to her hip and she would have complained of intense pain. The case settled confidentially for $300,000.00.
John Doe v. Anonymous Care Facility, Los Angeles County, California.
Our client was on hospice and had very little time left when the facility allowed maggots to infest her foot wound. The maggots did not contribute to her death and, technically, may not have caused her pain either. The case settled confidentially for $270,000.00.
John Doe v. Anonymous Care Facility, Ventura County, California.
Our client died shortly after arriving at the hospital with a terrible head wound. The nursing home could not tell us where, how or why our client suffered his wound. The case settled confidentially for $190,000.00
2009 (back to top)
Arellano v. Fillmore Convalescent Center, Eduardo Gonzalez, et al. Ventura County, California;
Case Number 56-2007-00288161-CU-PO-VTA
On December 11, 2009, Mr. Johnson won the largest elder abuse verdict ever recorded in Ventura County, and one of the largest in California history, when the jury awarded his client $7.75 million, plus attorney’s fees and costs. Ms. Arellano was physically abused for at least one year by an employee the facility owner and management knew was committing acts of abuse but did not remove from duty. At least two families complained of the abuse, including complaining in writing, and using the name of the abuser, and yet she was not removed from service. Finally, the Arellano family placed a hidden camera in Ms. Arellano’s room to capture the abuse, and on the basis of that video, the abuser was charged criminally and found guilty of battery. The jury correctly found each defendant had acted with “Recklessness, Malice and Oppression” because the Managing Agents and Owner of the facility allowed the abuse to continue, and awarded $5.0 million in punitive damages. Five months before trial, Mr. Johnson’s clients offered to settle with Eduardo Gonzalez, the owner and administrator, for $99,999.99, only two percent (2%) of his final personal liability ($4,100,000.00). No offers were ever made.
John Doe v. Anonymous Care Facility, Ventura County, California.
This tragic case involved an eighteen year old with cerebral palsy who had been taken care of at home by his mother his entire life but died four days after being admitted to a Ventura County Facility. The nurses failed to act, even after it was clear his feeding tube had become entangled in his bowel. The case settled confidentially for $572,500.00
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Ventura County, California.
A local nursing home was short-staffed at night. Mr. Johnson’s client got up to use the restroom after getting no response to the “call bell”. Although she was a known wandering and fall risk, and was supposed to be monitored with a “Tabs Alarm,” it was not used. Extensive discovery revealed the staff had no idea how to properly use the Tabs Alarm the doctor ordered. The client fell and suffered a head injury and loss of vision to one eye. She died several months later. The case settled confidentially for $620,000.00
John Doe v. Jane Doe, Ventura County, California
Mr. Johnson’s client was rear-ended in Ventura, exacerbating his back pain and eventually underwent corrective back surgery. The case settled confidentially for the defendant driver’s automobile insurance policy limits of $100,000.00.
Rodriguez v. Victoria Care Center, The Ensign Group, et al. Ventura County, California;
Case Number 56-2007-00306268-CU-PO-VTA
This case was brought against the largest nursing home in Ventura County and their corporate parent, alleging medication errors, malnutrition, weight loss, false charting and understaffing. The defendant admitted to staffing below the minimum required by the State of California. The total recovery was $258,454.37, including an award of $132,454.37 in attorney’s fees and costs for Violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights.
2008 (back to top)
John Doe v. John Doe, Ventura County, California.
The client, a flooring contractor, was involved in a serious rear-end automobile collision. Back pain interfered with his ability to perform his job duties, resulting in a serious loss of earnings claim. The case settled confidentially for the defendant driver’s automobile insurance policy limits of $250,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Johnson’s client was profoundly ill and close to death when she died of a massive overdose of one of her medications. The case settled confidentially for $140,000.00.
2007 (back to top)
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Ventura County, California.
A chronically understaffed nursing home in Ventura County allowed a 96 year old resident to develop multiple bedsores and become malnourished. Because she died of unrelated conditions, no Wrongful Death claim was made. The case settled confidentially for $425,000.00
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Medical Doctor, Ventura County, California.
Mr. Johnson’s client sought pain management help from a local “pain specialist”. In an egregious breach of the standard of care, the doctor prescribed massive doses of Oxycontin and other addictive pain killers, and did not respond to the patient’s repeated pleas for help getting off these drugs. The doctor plead guilty to federal crimes and went to prison. The case settled confidentially for $115,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Ventura County, California.
The nursing home failed to diagnose a broken hip for one week, during which time the patient, who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease, endured needless pain and suffering. The case settled confidentially for $125,000.00.
Jane Doe v. John Doe, Ventura County, California.
While driving her car, the client was hit by a teenager who sped through a red light while talking on his cell phone. Because of our client’s advanced age, though no bones were broken in the accident, she spent several days in the hospital under observation. The case settled confidentially for $135,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Hospital, Ventura County, California.
Despite a Doctor’s order for soft restraints and side rails, a local hospital used neither and allowed an elderly dementia patient to fall from her hospital bed, breaking her hip. The case settled confidentially for $105,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Home Healthcare, Los Angeles, California
Visiting nurses failed to perform a complete assessment which would have uncovered a serious bedsore. Even after discovering the bedsore, the doctor was not notified. The case settled confidentially for $310,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Hospital, Ventura County, California.
The transitional unit of a local hospital failed to respond to a change in condition, allowing the elderly patient to die from a dislodged thrombosis. The case settled confidentially for $150,000.00
2006 (back to top)
John Doe v. Anonymous Hospital, Ventura County, California.
An under-staffed unit at a local hospital failed to respond to a ventilator alarm in a timely fashion, ultimately leading to the patient’s death. The case settled confidentially for $225,000.00.
John Doe v. Anonymous Hospital, Bakersfield, California
An under-staffed hospital improperly treated an elderly patient post-hip surgery allowing a decubitus ulcer to develop on his heel. The case settled confidentially for $150,000.00.
2005 (back to top)
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Doctors, Oxnard, California.
This medical malpractice case, brought on behalf of a widow and surviving children, involved the failure of several physicians to treat a cardiac condition that lead to death. The case settled confidentially for $410,000.00
John Doe v. Anonymous Assisted Living Facility, Ventura, California.
An Alzheimer’s patient was allowed to develop a serious bedsore on his heel, a breach of the regulations for Residential Care Facilities. Thereafter, the Administrator of the facility falsified various internal reports and government forms in an attempt to cover up the incident. The case settled confidentially for the $1,000,000.00 insurance policy.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Ventura, California.
An elderly patient in a nursing home received extremely poor hygiene care, inadequate pain medication, and developed a bedsore at a local nursing home. The case settled confidentially for $205,000.00
2004 (back to top)
Jacobe v. Chinchilla,
Ventura Superior Court, Case No. CIV220685
Mr. Johnson was associated in as trial counsel on this automobile accident case. The defendant’s insurance company, Infinity, refused to accept responsibility for the accident and made no settlement offer. Mr. Jacobe repeatedly offered to settle for $15,000, the limits of the defendant’s insurance coverage. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. Jacobe in the amount of $175,348.16. In total, the defendant’s insurance company paid $199,805.12, over 13 times its policy limits.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Assisted Living Facility. San Luis Obispo, California.
This sad case involved an Alzheimer’s patient who suffocated when she became lodged between the side rail and the mattress on her bed. She was a new resident and the daughter had provided the staff with a bed alarm to sound if her mother got up during the night. The alarm was not used. This case settled confidentially for the $1,000,000.00 insurance policy. A Santa Barbara attorney referred this case to Mr. Johnson.
Reyome v. Marriott Senior Living,
Ventura Superior Court, Case No. CIV218513
Mr. Johnson tried this very difficult Wrongful Death case involving an elder with extremely advanced Alzheimer's disease. The decedent was unable to communicate in any way at the time of her death. Marriott Senior Living made no settlement offer. The jury returned a verdict of $51,746.63.
Camacho v. Meridian Neurocare,
Ventura Superior Court Case No. CIV214086.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Anderson tried this case together, resulting in a jury verdict of $2,018.675.93, an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $549,017.00, and a judicial finding that the defendant had engaged in Unlawful Business Practices. Mr. Camacho was a quadriplegic with a traumatic brain injury living in a facility responsible for his care. He developed numerous bedsores that contributed to his death. The offer before trial was $250,000.00. The verdict was affirmed on appeal.
2003 (back to top)
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Ventura, California.
This Elder Abuse case centered on the lack of pain medication provided to a terminal cancer patient who also developed bedsores. It settled confidentially for $300,000.00. Mr. Johnson was referred this case by a local attorney.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Nursing Home, Thousand Oaks, California
This Elder Abuse and Wrongful Death case involved a death caused by malnutrition and dehydration. The case settled confidentially for $500,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Transport Co. Oxnard, California
This Elder Abuse/Negligence case was brought against a transport company who dropped off an elderly dementia patient at the wrong address where no one was at home. She wandered for miles before falling and breaking her leg. The case settled confidentially for $285,000.00.
John Doe v. Anonymous Medical Group, Ventura, California.
A critical lab result was communicated to the medical group, but then lost. Nobody from the medical group’s office followed up with the patient, who, without treatment, fainted and shattered his leg. The case settled confidentially for $200,000.00.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Big Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Mr. Johnson represented a local woman who was injured when her doctor prescribed a well-known cardiac drug right before it was pulled from the market. The case settled confidentially for $340,000.00.
2002 (back to top)
Espinoza v. Summerville Assisted Living
Ventura Superior Court, Case No. CIV200751
Mr. Johnson tried this Elder Abuse case, believed to be the first Elder Abuse case tried to plaintiff’s verdict in Ventura County, in 2002. Mr. Espinoza died of dehydration while a resident in an Assisted Living Facility. The jury returned a verdict of $715,777.83, together with findings of Malice and Fraud, which entitled the plaintiffs’ to attorneys’ fees and punitive damages. The case settled confidentially before the punitive damage phase the next morning.
Robalino v. Meronk
Ventura Superior Court, Case No. CIV202457
Mr. Johnson tried this medical malpractice case involving a negligently performed surgery near the eye in which the surgeon accidentally pierced the eye with a needle. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $484,075.00. The verdict was affirmed on appeal.
2001 (back to top)
Grossberger v. Dixon,
Ventura Superior Court, Case No. 196727
Mr. Johnson tried this case involving a physical altercation between Mr. Grossberger and several young men trespassing on his land. Mr. Grossberger was kicked in the head while on the ground, resulting in dental and hearing damage. The offer before trial was $10,000; the jury returned a verdict of $109,000.00.
