A family has settled the wrongful death suit concerning their mother against a Missouri nursing home. Plaintiffs’ mother, while residing at the nursing home, sustained a traumatic blow to her head resulting in the Plaintiffs’ mother losing complete eyesight in both of her eyes. Plaintiff argued that the nursing home was negligent in allowing Plaintiff’s mother to be struck in the head by one of the certified nurse aids at the nursing home. Defendants alleged that no such conduct occurred. The parties reached a confidential settlement on September 6, 2011.