Steward seeks to cover debts by selling operations to Optum Care … Another nursing home sued in wrongful death case related to ‘killer nurse’ … Workforce issues force nursing home to close, affecting...
‘You can fight it and win,’ attorney assures providers after unanimous victory in brutal venue and...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 26, 2024
Long-term care operators need to help themselves and their sector by battling plaintiff lawsuits more aggressively, stresses a provider attorney who just recorded a unanimous victory in what he calls an...
Arbitration order ruled invalid in COVID wrongful death case. That could be trouble for nursing homes:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 06, 2024
An appellate court judge has ruled that a plaintiff who filed a wrongful death case on behalf of her mother was not bound by an arbitration agreement she had signed in her role as power of attorney.
Grieving Families Act would leave skilled nursing providers crying their own tears
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2022
Sweeping changes to wrongful death statutes in New York could open a much longer filing period for claims, expand the types of survivors eligible to sue nursing homes and the kinds of damages they can...
Court ruling expanding range for COVID-19 lawsuits should worry long-term care providers: expert
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2022
In a first-of-its-kind ruling in the nation, a California Court of Appeals has allowed the wrongful death suit to move forward. This has sparked widespread concern from businesses about the threat of “take-home”...
COVID lawsuit bounced back to state court, leaving nursing home cases open to ‘inconsistent’ interpretation
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2021
A COVID-19-related wrongful death lawsuit against two New Jersey nursing homes must be decided in state court — and not in federal court as providers had sought, according to a ruling issued Wednesday...
First federal rulings expected in COVID wrongful death suits against nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2021
Legal experts are anxiously awaiting decisions in two separate COVID-related wrongful death lawsuits against nursing home providers that are expected to be handed down soon by federal judges.
Providers are fighting COVID-related suits with expanded emergency preparedness law
By
Danielle Brown
May 25, 2021
Nursing home operators are taking advantage of an expanded emergency preparedness law passed by Congress in 2020 to shield themselves from COVID-related wrongful death lawsuits.
More than 50 coronavirus wrongful death suits have been filed against long-term care facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Dozens of nursing homes and long-term care providers across the country are already being targeted with coronavirus-related lawsuits, a new report shows.
Ruling opens door to punitive damages in Pennsylvania malpractice case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 29, 2018
A federal judge is allowing punitive damage claims to proceed against a Pennsylvania nursing home where lawyers say a woman fell seven times before being transferred with a dislocated hip.