Attorney Michael J. Gravlin Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Nursing Home Alleging Negligence Resulted in Schizophrenic Grandmother’s Pregnancy

Lawsuit Claims Nursing Home Had Duty to Protect Alleged Victim from Sexual Advances of Employees and Residents

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A lawsuit filed by Chicago attorney Michael J. Gravlin alleges a Chicago nursing home violated the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act by allegedly failing to prevent an employee or resident from engaging in sexual activity with a female resident, who suffers from mental illness including schizophrenia.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court, claims Monroe Pavilion Health and Treatment Center allegedly failed to protect the 42-year-old resident who is now more than seven and a half months pregnant and unable to care for a baby.

“The allegations speak for themselves—the nursing home failed to protect this resident--a victim of mental illness who is incapable of consent.” said Gravlin. “Due to her mental illness, she will be unable to care for her unborn child.”

The alleged victim was institutionalized in 1996 after she was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of her stepfather in Harvey, Illinois.

The lawsuit claims that Monroe Pavilion, as a long-term residential care facility for the mentally ill, had a legal duty to protect the alleged victim from “sexual advances and activity, including the sexual advances of employees and residents of the facility.”

It further claims the resident is unable to knowingly consent to any sexual activity.

The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $50,000.

Law Offices of Michael J. Gravlin

Mike Gravlin is an experienced Chicago. trial attorney who has represented injured victims in numerous personal injury and workers compensation cases. He is a former Illinois prosecutor who has the added benefit of having represented defendants and insurance companies in both workers compensation and personal injury cases.