Golden LivingCenters seeks Supreme Court reversal of arbitration ruling
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Jan 07, 2016
Nursing home chain Golden LivingCenters is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a previous court ruling that “failed to honor” a federal preference for arbitration.
SNF case may shift Supreme Court’s stance on arbitration
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Apr 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court may change course away from recent rulings that favored arbitration agreements in a case involving nursing home residents, according to one expert.
Supreme Court’s arbitration decision could pose threat to SNF industry, insiders say
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Feb 10, 2017
A nursing home arbitration lawsuit that’s scheduled to be argued in the Supreme Court this month may change the future of the industry, according to those close to the case.
Veterans’ families sue over 100 COVID deaths at state home
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2023
Survivors of more than 100 veterans who died or were sickened at a public veterans home in Queens, NY, are suing the state Department of Health over its failure to act “timely” to protect residents...
Talevski ruling could send nursing home liability rates soaring
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Randy Fearnow
Jaya White
Nov 16, 2022
If the Supreme Court leaves Talevski in tact, experts predict liability insurance will become significantly more expensive for publicly owned facilities in Indiana.
Court allows possible pre-suit damages in incontinence product case
Mar 29, 2017
SCA will be able to proceed with seeking pre-suit damages against First Quality Products Inc. after the nation’s high court weighed in and remanded the case back to a lower court.
Supreme Court to consider physician-assisted suicide
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Haymarket Media
Feb 24, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a Bush administration appeal to the Oregon law that allows physician-assisted suicide. It will be the first time since 1997 that the Court has considered...
High Court to hear SNF case
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James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments in late February in a nursing home arbitration lawsuit that could alter the industry’s future, close observers said.
Non-profit nursing homes owe taxes after all, says state high court
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Haymarket Media
Dec 06, 2004
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Eden Retirement Center of Glen Carbon, IL, must pay county property taxes despite its nonprofit status.
Supreme Court weighing limits on privacy-breach lawsuits
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
In an announcement expected today, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to accept a case that could narrow how “harm” is defined in data-breach cases.