Arbitration agreement case in Georgia: What to understand
By
Brannon Arnold and Rick Sager
Mar 22, 2017
A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Georgia makes clear that a plaintiff who brings a wrongful death claim against a decedent’s nursing home is bound by the arbitration agreement entered...
N.H. Supreme Court rules against nursing home groups’ bid for Medicaid funds
Jan 24, 2011
New Hampshire’s Supreme Court has ruled against a group of nursing homes that claimed the state owes it $9 million in Medicaid surplus funds.
PA attorney general files appeal over Golden Living marketing case
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Apr 25, 2017
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office filed an appeal last week of a state court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against 25 Golden LivingCenters.
U.S. Supreme Court lets law nullifying nursing home pre-admission arbitration agreements stand
Jun 04, 2009
By refusing to review an Illinois appellate court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has tacitly agreed that a state law nullifying nursing home arbitration agreements supersedes the Federal Arbitration Act,...
Wisconsin reinstates medical malpractice law
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Haymarket Media
Mar 27, 2006
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) has signed a bill to reinstate medical malpractice caps after the state Supreme Court struck down previous caps as unconstitutional.
Court sides with older workers in age discrimination case
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 31, 2005
Older workers can sue their employers for age discrimination, even if the resulting harm is not deliberate, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 12, 2022
In absence of Supreme Court ruling, work toward compliance with OSHA rule, experts advise … $80.5 million grant meant to help providers address lingering pandemic effects … Immunocompromised are eligible...
State supreme court takes on arbitration agreements
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Oct 02, 2015
A family member must have an explicit right to waive a long-term care resident’s right to a jury trial when signing an arbitration agreement, otherwise it cannot be enforced, the Kentucky Supreme...
Provider petitions Supreme Court for Medicare reimbursement
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 11, 2004
Providence Health System in Yakima, WA has petitioned the Supreme Court to take its case, regarding “new provider” status under Medicare law for skilled nursing facilities.
Notable nursing home case headed to SCOTUS
By
Norris Cunningham
Angela Rinehart
May 23, 2022
Talevski v. Health and Hospital Corporation, et al., has potentially far-reaching implications and could significantly increase the number of claims against nursing homes and the cost of such claims.