Nursing home settles Medicare-payments lawsuit
MANSFIELD -- Mansfield Memorial Homes has settled a lawsuit it filed to stop federal agencies and private contractors from withholding its Medicare payments.
Who should pay the $200 million for nursing home death? It's complicated
By Stephen Nohlgren, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 4, 2012 Elvira Nunziata fell down a stairwell and died at a Pinellas Park nursing home. A $200 million verdict is proving difficult to collect. ST. PETERSBURG — Holding nursing homes accountable for shoddy care is tougher these days. As with other big industries, complex corporate networks insulate owners from legal claims. Money is ...
House approves nursing home lawsuit bill
HARRISBURG - Nursing homes would get some protection from medical liability lawsuits seeking punitive damages under legislation narrowly approved this week by House lawmakers.
Daughters of dead Belleville nursing home resident hire lawyer, seek answers
Aubrey Giles' daughters announced on Thursday they hired a lawyer who said the daughters have no immediate plans to file a lawsuit against the Belleville nursing home from which their father went missing before he died in the cold. Video inside
Jury awards $200 million verdict in Pinellas nursing home death case
A Pinellas County jury awards a $200 million verdict in a nursing home lawsuit.
Lawsuit over broken neck filed amid criticism of privatized care at Grand Rapids Home for Veterans
The dispute over privatizing caregivers at the home escalated in recent days with the layoff of more than a dozen union employees and the announced closing of the facility's fourth floor and approximately 90 skilled nursing care beds.
$15M wrongful death suit filed against Erwin nursing home
ERWIN — A $15 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Unicoi County Circuit Court against the Erwin Health Care Center nursing home alleging that neglect on its part contributed to the death of one of the center’s residents and it failed to notify the man’s family of his deteriorating condition.
'He was not supposed to die that way': Daughters hire lawyer after father's death near nursing home
Aubrey Giles' daughters announced Thursday they hired a lawyer who said the daughters have no immediate plans to file a lawsuit against the Belleville nursing home from which their father went missing before he died in the cold. Video inside
$300,000 award set in Squirrel Hill bed-sores case
An Allegheny County jury awarded $300,000 to the estate of a former resident of a Squirrel Hill nursing home related to damage stemming from bed sores.