The Columbus Dispatch reports:
Peter Southard died from a lack of water.
He died two days after leaving Whetstone Gardens & Care Center in 2005.
On Thursday, a Franklin County Common Pleas jury found that his care proved too much for the nursing-home staff and awarded $6.5 million to his family in a wrongful-death lawsuit.
A stroke had left the former Columbus lawyer debilitated, forgetful and always in need of water to drink.
"He could be told to take a drink of water and 10 minutes later forget the conversation," said Gerald Leeseberg, attorney for Southard's widow. "He lived moment to moment."
Jurors found the nursing home solely responsible for Southard's death, Leeseberg said.
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