Cases

Hogan v. Country Villa Health Services, 2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 289 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007)

Children of deceased nursing home resident sued nursing home. The trial court denied the nursing home's motion to compel arbitration…

3 years ago

Beverly Enterprises-Arkansas, Inc. v. Jarrett, 2007 Ark. App. LEXIS 100 (Ark. Ct. App. 2007)

Plaintiff filed suit for medical malpractice, negligence, violations of the Residents' Rights Act and wrongful death. The complaint was personally…

3 years ago

James Ehl and Vincent Pharmacy, Inc. v. DiChiara, 2007 Ala. LEXIS 277 (Ala. 2007)

Margaret Dickson was a resident at Hildebrand Hidden Acres, a nursing home, when Vincent Pharmacy and its pharmacist on duty,…

3 years ago

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. v. Peckler, 2006 WL 1360282 (Ky. 2006)

Kindred filed a motion for an emergency protective order after the trial allowed limited discovery on the sole issue of…

3 years ago

Baumgarten v. City View Nursing Home, 2006 WI App 78 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006)

Following a jury trial, verdict was entered awarding damages as follows: $132,157.17 for medical expenses; $650,000 for Baumgarten's pain and…

3 years ago

Bartholomew v. Wis. Patients Comp. Fund, 2006 WI 91 (Wis. 2006)

A jury awarded $500,000 to the resident's estate for noneconomic damages for predeath pain and suffering, $350,000 to the spouse…

3 years ago

Wolf v. A+ Loving Care, Inc., 2006 Va. Cir. LEXIS 272 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2006)

In this wrongful death case, the parties filed motions in limine and the following were before the court: "(1) Defendant…

3 years ago

United States ex rel. Szymczak v. Covenant Healthcare Sys., 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 32112 (7th Cir. 2006)

James Szymczak brought a qui tam action against a hospital and nursing home alleging that fraudulent Medicare claims were filed…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Pisasale v. Ensign Group, Inc., 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 7983 (Tex. App. 2006)

Plaintiffs sued nursing home and case was dismissed because their expert reports failed to comply with Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.…

3 years ago