Slevin's lawsuit alleged he became malnourished, lost significant weight, developed bedsores, fungus and dental problems and was not aware of his situation or surroundings.
When interviewed, Davidson shared office space with two other employees in what, in most companies, would be a lobby ("we're getting bedsores, we're so close to each other, " he jokes).
The suit accused Hillenbrand of using its control of the conventional hospital-bed market to try to take over the faster-growing business of renting sophisticated beds designed to reduce complications such as bedsores and pneumonia.