Elder Law

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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Estate of Virginia Ramirez, 2006 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4587; 236 N.Y.L.J. 107 (N.Y. Misc. 2006)

This is a motor vehicle case where Plaintiff cited Ahlborn, seeking to avoid reimbursing Medicaid. Decedent was injured in a…

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Reed v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Div.,193 S.W.3d 839; 2006 Mo. App. LEXIS 879 (Mo. Ct. App., E.D., 2006)

In this Medicaid case, the State appealed from a trial court decision. The trial court's finding that the applicant was…

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Washburn v. Beverly Enterprises-Georgia, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88628 (S.D. Ga. 2006)

After Plaintiff filed suit, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, compel arbitration and stay discovery. The magistrate entered a report…

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