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In our August 26, 2022, News Roundup, we reported that Talevski v. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC)…
We regularly scour the internet looking for information relating to elder care, special needs and elder law. Although we review…
There are times when formal "legal" communication is necessary. This post addresses several instances regarding how that can be done.…
We regularly post links to news articles and other resources related to Elder Law and Special Needs Law. We focus…
In Estate of Vickers v. Diversicare Leasing Corp. (Tenn. Ct. App. 6/13/2022), a dentist extracted 18 teeth from a nursing…
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In Welch v. Oaktree Health and Rehabilitation Center (2/28/2022), the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's determination that…
A new Medicaid lien case is pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. The question presented is "[w]hether the federal Medicaid…