McConnell to file amicus brief challenging healthcare reform
Nov 11, 2010
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he plans to file an amicus brief, or friend-of-the-court brief, supporting the multistate lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s healthcare...
Providers ask court to clarify whistleblower status
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Haymarket Media
Oct 31, 2006
The American Health Care Association and three other healthcare organizations want the Supreme Court to apply strict standards in determining who is an “original source” in whistleblower lawsuits,...
Supervisor decision might torment many nursing home operators
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John O'Connor
Dec 03, 2012
The Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments on the unpleasant subject of workplace harassment. At issue is whether an employer is responsible when the bully is not strictly a boss. The court’s...
Appeals court overturns record $6M verdict against nursing home
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 26, 2023
An Iowa nursing home won its appeal of a record $6 million verdict due to improperly admitted evidence.
CA Supreme Court backs employers in ‘take-home’ COVID case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Nursing homes and other employers cannot be held legally or financially responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to their household members, the California Supreme Court has...
Arbitration null in MA coverage disputes, state supreme court rules
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Aug 29, 2016
Coverage disputes between Medicare Advantage plans and healthcare providers must follow a federal appeals process even if their contract calls for arbitration, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
WV Supreme Court hears ManorCare’s appeal of $90 million verdict
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 07, 2014
The West Virginia Supreme Court will consider the distinction between corporate negligence and medical negligence as it weighs a $90 million verdict against an HCR ManorCare facility, according to reports...
LTC groups eagerly await Supreme Court decision on healthcare reform
Nov 15, 2011
Despite the mixed feelings about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act among long-term care providers, all groups agree that they will be closely monitoring a case now headed to the Supreme Court....
Supreme Court will review what counts as ‘false’ under the False Claims Act
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Dec 08, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court will review exactly what constitutes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act, due to a petition for certiorari that was granted Friday. Long-term care providers and...
New York suspends H1N1 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers
Oct 26, 2009
The New York State Health Department halted a regulation requiring all healthcare workers in the state to receive both the H1N1 and seasonal flu inoculations.