Yesterday a Jefferson Parish judge approved a class-action lawsuit over a nursing home owner’s deadly evacuation of residents during Hurricane Ida.
Attorneys on both sides have been arguing over Bob Dean’s worth and what he should pay to the families of those who suffered.
Judge Michael Mentz’s ruling calls for patients to receive about $12.5 million in insurance funds. A special master has been appointed to divvy up the money among 843 patients, minus 22.5% in attorney fees.
Dean faces criminal charges in multiple states for the botched evacuation of seven of his nursing home properties to a warehouse in Independence. Residents were forced to sleep on mattresses on the floor without adequate staff and poor sanitation.
Seven people died.
Dean pleaded not guilty to all charges.
