Lawsuit threat for government-run facilities sails again
By
Brendan Williams
Jun 15, 2023
In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, denied Medicaid providers the right to sue over the adequacy of Medicaid payment rates. It was a 5-4 decision...
Nursing home penalties may rise in wake of AARP lawsuit alleging ‘weak’ CMS enforcement, endangered...
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2021
Nursing home operators should be on high alert for potential rule changes regarding civil monetary penalties after a lawsuit was filed against federal health agencies Sunday that targets a 2017 rule that...
Nursing home lawsuit penalties capped at 500 dollars
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
Compensation for residents who sue California nursing homes for rights violations are being capped at $500 per lawsuit following a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court.
Law would enforce nursing home malpractice caps
By
John Hall
Feb 13, 2015
In a case that could have broad implications for providers nationwide, West Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday inched closer to passing a law that could place caps on jury awards in nursing home malpractice...
Conversations nursing home management should not have via emails
By
Howard Kurman
Jun 09, 2014
There have been countless nursing home managers, supervisors, and even HR executives, who have committed impolitic comments about employees in email messages. Those comments often become evidence in cases...
Supreme Court lets nursing home ruling stand: Facilities fair game for civil rights suits
Feb 24, 2010
A federal appeals court decision in a case involving a skilled nursing facility—a decision once described as “shocking” by the American Health Care Association—has been allowed to stand...
Obama announces $25 million in malpractice reform grants
Sep 21, 2009
President Obama last Thursday authorized $25 million for pilot programs to investigate tort reform options.
Appeals court rules that nursing homes can be sued for private civil rights violations
Jul 07, 2009
A federal law related to the oversight and inspection of nursing homes creates a legal pathway for private civil rights lawsuits to be filed against nursing homes in cases of alleged wrongful death, a...