Nursing Homes

Owens v. Nat’l Health Corp., 2007 Tenn. LEXIS 1003 (2007)

On appeal, the Supreme Court of Tennessee found that the primary issue was whether a durable power of attorney for…

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Sullivan ex rel. Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Sullivan v. Chattanooga Medical Investors, LP, 221 S.W.3d 506; 2007 Tenn. LEXIS 361 (Tenn. 2007)

The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendant, finding that the statute of limitations had run. The Court of…

4 years ago

Glass v. Continuing Care Nursing and Reh. Ctr., 2007 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 79 (Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. 2007)

After a jury returned a verdict for the Estate, Defendants field a motion for new trial. The action was brought…

4 years ago

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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