Long Term Care

Hall v. Episcopal Hosp. Corp., 2007 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 38 (Phila. Com. P. LEXIS 2007)

Defendant Barnes, an agency nurse, was found guilty in a criminal case of knowingly, intentionally and recklessly causing injury to…

4 years ago

Manley v. Personacare of Ohio, 2007 Ohio 343 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007)

After admission to the nursing home, resident met with the admissions director and signed a "resident admission agreement" and an…

4 years ago

Hayes v. Premier Living, Inc., 2007 N.C. App. LEXIS 370 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007)

In wrongful death case against nursing home, Defendants appealed trial court's order granting motion to compel three incident reports prepared…

4 years ago

Covenant Health Rehab of Picayune, L.P. v. Brown, 2007 Miss. LEXIS 43 (Miss. 2007)

After Plaintiffs filed a wrongful death suit, Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff argued the resident was incompetent…

4 years ago

Harrier v. Oakwood Skilled Nursing Center-Trenton & Balmoral, Inc., 2007 Mich. App. LEXIS 903 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007)

Resident fell at an assisted living facility; the fall caused a wrist fracture and broken ribs. She was transferred to…

4 years ago

Sheridan v. West Bloomfield Nursing & Convalescent Ctr., 2007 Mich. App. LEXIS 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007)

Summary judgment reversed. The dispositive issue was whether plaintiff's claims were for ordinary negligence or medical malpractice, which was reviewed…

4 years ago

Miller v. Cotter, 2007 Mass. LEXIS 189 (Mass. 2007)

Resident's son (Miller) brought suit against physician (Cotter) as well as nursing home and three employees after his father's death.…

4 years ago

Sepulvado v. Toledo Nursing Center, Inc., 2007 La. App. LEXIS 1098 (3rd Circuit 2007)

Edith Sepulvado was admitted to the Toledo Nursing Center, Inc. on May 1, 2001. She was 81 at the time,…

4 years ago

Sharp v. Belle Maison Nursing Home, Inc., 2007 La. App. LEXIS 541 (La. Ct. App. 2007)

Plaintiffs filed suit against physicians, nursing home and parish coroner. The coroner filed a peremptory exception contending there was no…

4 years ago

Mitchell v. Rehab. Inst. of New Orleans, Inc., 2007 La. App. LEXIS 473 (La. Ct. App. 2007)

The court affirmed dismissal due to prescription. Resident went from hospital to nursing home where she treated for decubitus ulcers…

4 years ago