Laws, Regulations, Cases & Other Resources

Delta Health Group, Inc. v. United States HHS, 459 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (D. Fla. 2006)

CMS sought to impose a civil monetary penalty on the successor of a fined nursing home where the successor accepted…

3 years ago

James v. Richman, 465 F. Supp. 2d 395 (D. Pa. 2006)

A community spouse purchased an actuarially sound single-premium irrevocable annuity for $250,000 for the purpose of spending down excess assets…

3 years ago

Hartford Accident & Indem. Co. v. Beaver, 466 F.3d 1289 (11th Cir. 2006)

The district court granted insurer's motion to defense where insurer claimed it had no duty to defend case where the…

3 years ago

United States ex rel. Atkins v. McInteer, 470 F.3d 1350 (11th Cir. 2006)

A physician brought a qui tam action against two other physicians and several health care providers after a nurse showed…

3 years ago

Redwood v. Dobson, 476 F.3d 462 (7th Cir. 2007)

The court identifies this litigation as a "grudge match." When counsel spent the first 30 pages of a deposition reviewing…

3 years ago

Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, 546 U.S. 440 (U.S. 2006)

This is not a nursing home case. Justice Scalia, writing for the Court, framed the issue as whether a court…

3 years ago

Ark. HHS v. Ahlborn, 547 U.S. 268 (U.S. 2006)

In Arkansas Dept. Health and Human Services v. Ahlborn, 547 U.S. 268 (2006), Heidi Ahlborn suffered severe and permanent injuries at age…

3 years ago

Strine v. Commonwealth Med. Care Availability & Reduction of Error Fund, 586 Pa. 395 (Pa. 2006)

Suit was filed after a CNA failed to check the water temperature before bathing resident; resident was burned and died…

3 years ago

Alston v. Britthaven, Inc., 628 S.E.2d 824 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006)

"Plaintiff presented expert medical testimony that the cause of Mr. Alston's death was septicemia, or an infection which entered into…

3 years ago

Davis v. Mound View Health Care, Inc., 640 S.E.2d 91 (W. Va. 2006)

Plaintiff's suit against the nursing home was dismissed for failing to comply with the pre-suit notice requirement in W. Va.…

3 years ago