Notable Cases

Padberg Appelbaum Knepper has helped thousands of people who have been hurt or lost a loved one due to the carelessness or negligence of others get the justice and compensation they deserve.

$8,000,000 Judgment

Habilitation center resident abuse
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
For a resident of a habilitation center in Missouri who was physically abused by a staff member. A judgment was awarded in favor of the victim for both compensatory and punitive damages.

$355,000 Settlement

24-year-old man with developmental disabilities died from neglect
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Against the State of Missouri due to care givers at the state-run Northwest Habilitation Center who failed to provide the required supervision of a 24-year-old man with significant developmental disabilities and the eating disorder pica. The neglect led to the young man’s death. The settlement was the maximum allowed by law at the time.

$354,000 Settlement

Mental-health Center Death
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
For the family of a patient who died while under the care of a mental-health center.

$350,000 Settlement

Woman Forms Bed Sores From Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
For a Missouri woman who formed bed sores due to the neglect of a nursing home facility and its staff.

$300,000 Settlement

Bed Sores Acquired at Nursing Home
Daycare Abuse & Neglect - Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
For a patient who acquired bed sores while under the care of a nursing home.