Can I get punitive damages against a nursing home in Georgia?
Yes, under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5.1, punitive damages may be available if the nursing home’s conduct showed willful misconduct, malice, fraud, wantonness, oppression, or an entire want of care that would raise the presumption of conscious indifference to consequences. Chronic understaffing, falsified records, or ignoring repeated fall events involving the same resident can all support a punitive damages claim. Haug Barron Law Group has experience pursuing these claims aggressively.
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