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Philadelphia Care Home Resident Died After Cleaning Wipe Found Lodged In Trachea, Lawsuit Says Philadelphia Care Home Resident Died After Cleaning Wipe Found Lodged In Trachea, Lawsuit Says
Philadelphia Care Home Resident Died After Cleaning Wipe Found Lodged In Trachea, Lawsuit Says The mother of a 50-year-old woman who died days after she was found in a pool of urine with a cleaning wipe was lodged in her trachea, has filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia home where her daughter lived for most of her life. The lawsuit alleging gross negligence filed by lawyers from Stark & Stark PC, and the Pepper Law Firm, LLC, indicates that a staff member at Merakey-Woodhaven placed the six-inch wipe in Cheryl Yewdall's throat. The oldest of four children, Yewdall Cheryl lived at the Merakey’s Woodhaven site for approximately 40 years. She was severely disabled and requ…

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