Los Angeles Superior Court
CPM represents the family of 84-year-old Vincent Martin, who tragically died of COVID-19 on April 4, 2020 while in the care of the defendants’ nursing home. The plaintiffs are Mr. Martin’s surviving wife and two adult children, who are suing for elder abuse and wrongful death. The plaintiffs allege that: the defendants failed to protect Mr. Martin from exposure to the disease; concealed from Mr. Martin and his family that the disease was rampant in the facility; and lacked adequate infectious disease control to protect its patients. The defendants failed to disclose that their administrator and staff had tested positive for the virus. The defendants then failed to properly test Mr. Martin for COVID-19 and failed to inform the family of his condition as he was dying. Vincent Martin died without his family being present or even knowing that he had Coronavirus because of the defendants’ unsafe practices.
