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Wyoming Nursing Home Negligence Claim Filed In Federal Court

January 4, 2015

On December 15, 2014, the daughter of a 77-year-old Wyoming nursing home resident who fell and suffered serious injuries after only one month in a nursing home filed a lawsuit in federal court in Wyoming on behalf of her mother’s estate against various corporate defendants, including the l[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Says Nursing Home Fall Claim Is Not A Medical Malpractice Claim

December 30, 2014

In its decision filed on December 23, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Ohio Tenth Appellate District (“Appellate Court”) held that the plaintiff’s claim for injury due to a nursing home fall was a negligence claim and not a medical malpractice (medical negligence) claim. The Appella[...]

$38M Settlement Approved Following $91.5M West Virginia Nursing Home Negligence Jury Verdict

October 28, 2014

On October 20, 2014, a West Virginia judge gave final approval to a settlement reached in a nursing home negligence case in which a jury had awarded $91.5 million to the plaintiffs in 2011. The judge approved the distribution of the $38 million settlement funds as follows: $20.5 to the family member[...]

Pennsylvania Trial Court Finds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable

October 19, 2014

In his October 3, 2014 written opinion, a Pennsylvania trial judge held that a nursing home’s arbitration agreement was unconscionable because the agreement was so one-sided, violated public policy, was misleading, was confusing, and that some of the provisions were overreaching. The arbitra[...]

$38M Settlement Reached With Large Nursing Home Chain Under False Claims Act

October 16, 2014

On October 10, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the large, national nursing home chain, Extendicare Health Services Inc. (“Extendicare”) and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (“ProStep”), have agreed to pay $38 million to the United States and eig[...]

Iowa Nursing Home Negligence Case Alleges Resident Treated Like An Animal

September 9, 2014

When the daughter of a 74-year-old Iowa nursing home resident visited her mother early last month after receiving a telephone call from the nursing home the night before that her mother was restless, screaming, and they did not know what to do, she immediately heard her mother screaming from her [...]

California Nursing Home Sued For 91-Year-Old’s Fall

September 5, 2014

On August 27, 2014, a California nursing home negligence lawsuit was filed against an Arroyo Grande nursing home for the serious injuries suffered by a 91-year-old resident after she slipped and fell to the floor in her bathroom because the nursing home staff failed to help her. The nursing home m[...]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Overturns Nursing Home Arbitration Win

August 20, 2014

The Appeals Court of Massachusetts (“Appeals Court”) issued an opinion on August 18, 2014 that overturned a trial court’s decision that a claim against a nursing home for the beating and strangulation death of a 96-year-old resident by her 97-year-old roommate was required to be a[...]

Non-Profit Advocacy Group Issues Report Card For U.S. Nursing Homes — Some Good, Many Bad

April 16, 2014

According to a non-profit citizen advocacy group dedicated to creating public awareness of the conditions in U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care settings and developing effective solutions for improving quality of life and care, nearly 90% of all U.S. nursing homes were cited with a defic[...]

Statistics Regarding Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

March 5, 2014

Nursing homes are increasingly incorporating arbitration agreements into admission documents signed by incoming residents that require claims arising out of the care (or the lack of care) at the nursing home to be arbitrated instead of being filed in court and tried before a jury. By agreeing ah[...]

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fined For Drug Problems

January 27, 2013

A nursing home in Pennsylvania was fined $1,950 by the State of Pennsylvania for its alleged failure to effectively manage and maintain pharmaceutical services for its residents. The nursing home blamed its out-of-state pharmacy provider for the deficiencies and promptly contracted with another phar[...]

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