Elder Law

In re Estate of Henkel, 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 704 (2007)

Mary Virginia Jones Henkel started receiving Medicaid benefits on July 1, 1991. She died on February 19, 2003. In March…

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In re Estate of Margretta K. Brice, 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 1224 (2007)

Margretta K. Brice died leaving two children, Janice B. Stout and Stephen Curtice Brice. After Margretta died in 2005, Stephen…

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Lewis v. Van Anda, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 845 (2007)

n 2003, Frankie Walker created an irrevocable trust. After her death, her husband, Van Anda, sought to set aside the…

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Tuttle v. Ryan, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 842 (2007)

Porter Morrison Ryan was survived by her daughter, Mary Frances Tuttle and other relatives. After Porter died in 2003, Tuttle…

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Miller v. Center for Diagnostic Imaging, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17869 (W.D. WA 2007)

In a "short" order, the District Court adopted the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate finding that a medical malpractice…

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Stalley v. Delta Health Group, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5845 (D. Fla. 2007)

Stalley brought a qui tam action against a group of skilled nursing facilities for failing to reimburse Medicare under the…

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Flores v. Evergreen at San Diego, LLC, 2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 348 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007)

Resident suffering from dementia was admitted to nursing facility. Husband signed admissions documents including two arbitration agreements. California law prohibits…

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Lakeridge Villa Health Care Ctr. v. Leavitt, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 27338 (6th Cir. 2006)

Lakeridge is an Ohio nursing home that participates in Medicare and Medicaid. When it was surveyed, it was found out…

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In re Conservatorship of Burnette, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 756 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)

The trial court's order replacing a health care agent was affirmed. Resident, an 88 year old Alzheimer's patient, was unmarried…

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In re Estate of Smith, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 715 (2006)

A Tennessee case decided November 1, 2006, addresses estate recovery for married individuals. In In re Estate of Smith, Mr.…

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