Mar. 26, 2026
$35M verdict in ICU sexual assault case against Dignity Health
A jury found managing agents ratified misconduct by failing to act on reports of sexual assault by a nurse later convicted in multiple cases.
A Sacramento jury has awarded $35 million against Dignity Health, including $20 million in punitive damages, after finding the hospital liable for the rape of an incapacitated ICU patient by a nurse who later assaulted additional victims at another facility.
Jurors found that managing agents, officers and directors at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento ratified the abuse by failing to investigate the plaintiff's reports and failing to discipline the perpetrator, a finding that s...
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