On today’s episode, Steve & Yvonne welcome Edward Dudensing of Dudensing Law to discuss a Sacramento County verdict in an elder abuse/wrongful death case for 100 year old Mildred Hernandez.
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Guest Bio:
As the founder and lead counsel at Dudensing Law, Edward P. Dudensing specializes in representing plaintiffs in elder abuse cases, with a particular focus on neglect and abuse that takes place in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s most successful and knowledgeable elder abuse attorneys.
Based in California, Mr. Dudensing serves clients across the state, including Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles.
His ability to navigate the intricacies of elder law and his relentless pursuit of justice have solidified his standing as a leader in the field. During his 23+ year career dedicated to compassionately representing victims of elder abuse and their families, Mr. Dudensing has successfully brought cases against some of California’s largest assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and healthcare conglomerates, securing well over $250+ million in recoveries on behalf of his clients.
He has achieved multiple significant elder abuse jury verdicts, including a $29.1 million verdict in 2010, a $42.5 million verdict in 2019, and a $30.9 million verdict in 2023. Most notably, in March 2026, a Sacramento County jury awarded $110 million against Colony Capital, the publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and Formation Capital, the private equity investment firm that oversaw Greenhaven Estates. The verdict is the largest elder abuse verdict against an assisted living facility in California history. The case involved Mildred Hernandez, a 100-year-old woman with Alzheimer's dementia who wandered from the facility in the middle of the night and died of hypothermia.
Also in 2026, his legal team secured a $15.75 million total jury verdict in a case involving a senior named Ruby Evans who suffered severe neglect at Windsor Vallejo Care Center and developed devastating pressure sores as a result.
His track record also includes dozens of multimillion-dollar settlements in cases involving preventable deaths, understaffing, fraudulent business practices, medication mismanagement, and systemic corporate negligence. In 2025, Mr. Dudensing negotiated more than $25 million in recoveries, and in 2024, Mr. Dudensing secured several large resolutions for his clients, totaling nearly $20 million in recoveries, many of which were against large, for-profit skilled nursing homes and assisted living facilities that prioritized profits over care.
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