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.
Class-action OK’d for lawsuit
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2017
The Arkansas Supreme Court has agreed with a circuit court that a wrongful death complaint claiming understaffing by a nursing home may proceed as a class-action lawsuit.
Nursing home settles case of resident hit, killed by food cart
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2014
A California long-term care facility has agreed to settle a wrongful death case involving a resident who was struck by a dining cart, local news sources reported Monday.
$1.2 million awarded in case of nursing home resident trapped, fatally burned in bed
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 21, 2014
A nursing home resident in Ohio suffered fatal burns from a radiator, leading to arbitration that ended last week with a $1.2 million award.
Supreme Court declines Extendicare’s appeal to review arbitration case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Extendicare Homes to review a conflict over an arbitration agreement and wrongful death lawsuit.
Extendicare resident’s arbitration agreements should stand, jury concludes
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 14, 2014
Arbitration agreements signed by a resident of an Extendicare facility are valid, a jury in Kentucky determined Friday.
Judge: No expert testimony needed to advance tub-death case against Emeritus Corp.
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 04, 2013
The estate of a woman who died in an Emeritus Corp. assisted living facility may pursue wrongful death and medical malpractice claims without providing expert testimony, U.S. District Court Judge Dan Aaron...
Petition seeks clarity on arbitration
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Nursing home company SSC Odin Operating Co. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to again weigh in on arbitration agreements.
Nursing home operator petitions Supreme Court to rule on arbitration in wrongful death cases
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 28, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court may again weigh in on arbitration agreements in nursing homes. Nursing home company SSC Odin Operating Co. recently filed a writ of certiorari asking the nation’s highest court...
Top state court says arbitration agreement doesn’t prevent family member from suing
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 25, 2012
The child of a deceased long-term care resident is not bound to an arbitration agreement because she signed it on behalf of her mother — not herself — an Illinois court ruled Thursday.