Tort, Personal Injury, Malpractice

Medicaid’s payment of medical bills does not bar recovery from negligent party

When an injured party sues someone who negligently injured him or her, one form of damages the injured party may…

2 months ago

CMS Announces Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new final rule requiring minimum staffing levels…

7 months ago

Washington Post Reports Assisted Living Facilities Using Algorithm to Set Staffing Levels

On April 1, 2024, the Washington Post published an article titled "Algorithms guide senior home staffing. Managers say care is…

8 months ago

Georgia Court of Appeals Revisits the Preponderance-of-the-Evidence Standard

In White v. Stanley (Georgia Ct. App. 10/3/2023), Rhonda White appealed a jury verdict  in favor of the defendants relating…

1 year ago

Assisted Living Facility Not Entitled to Summary Judgment Where Cognitively Impaired Resident Filmed Nude

In Jones v. Life Care Centers of America (Tenn .Ct. Appeals 2023), a cognitively impaired resident was assisted in the…

1 year ago

Setting Up a Tax Exempt Organization

There are several steps in setting up a tax exempt organization. We're reviewing them here. However, this post is not…

1 year ago

Opting Out of Arbitration Agreements

Ideally, health care providers do the right thing. Good Care is provided. There is no negligence. But what if they…

1 year ago

Statute of Limitations on Legal Malpractice Claim Runs from Last Action

On May 26, 2023, the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District decided Kaltenbach v. Wasserman. Keith Kaltenbach…

1 year ago

Approving Settlements for Minors

In April, 2022, we reported that HB 620 altered how settlements for minors can be approved under O.C.G.A. § 29-3-3,…

1 year ago

CMS Oversight of Nursing Home Staffing Levels

Nursing homes are intended to be places of comfort and healing. More than 1.4 million individuals live in over 15,500…

2 years ago