According to the Winston-Salem Journal, a 75-year-old woman is suing the owners of Danby House assisted-living facility, where she resides, in Winston-Salem, NC, after three employees at that facility allegedly incited her into fighting another resident.
The lawsuit, which was filed on October 14 last year, named Danby House LLC, ALG Senior LLC and three former employees, and accused the defendants of negligent hiring, supervision and retention and medical negligence. The lawsuit is seeking $25,000 in compensatory damages and an unknown amount of punitive damages.
The three former employees, ages 33, 22, and 27, are currently facing criminal charges of assaulting an individual with a disability.