Tort, Personal Injury, Malpractice

Trial court applied wrong standard regarding denial of extension to file certificate of good faith

In Estate of Vickers v. Diversicare Leasing Corp. (Tenn. Ct. App. 6/13/2022), a dentist extracted 18 teeth from a nursing…

2 years ago

News Roundup – 5-6-2022

We regularly post links to news articles and other resources that might be of interest to our viewers. We focus…

2 years ago

New Georgia Laws from 2022 Legislative Session

The following bills are among those that passed both houses of the Georgia legislature during the 2022 legislative session. Assuming…

2 years ago

Arbitration Agreement Enforced; Trial Court erred in looking beyond HCAD to determine competency

In Welch v. Oaktree Health and Rehabilitation Center (2/28/2022), the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's determination that…

2 years ago

Medicaid Liens Revisited: Gallardo v. Marstiller

A new Medicaid lien case is pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. The question presented is "[w]hether the federal Medicaid…

2 years ago

Cameras in Nursing Homes: Can a Resident Install a Camera in her Room in a Nursing Home?

A nursing home resident's room is considered the resident's home. That's why people in nursing home are called "residents" instead…

3 years ago

Georgia Guardianship Code Grants a Guardian Authority to Enter Into a Binding Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement

In CL SNF, LLC v. Fountain (Ga. Supreme Court September 21, 2021), the Georgia Supreme Court reversed CL SNF, LLC…

3 years ago

CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Tool to Compare Nursing Home Vaccination Rates

CMS Press Release 9/21/2021 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making it easier to check COVID-19 vaccination…

3 years ago

Arbitration: In Pending Case Before Georgia Supreme Court, Nursing Home Seeks to Compel Arbitration

On the Georgia Supreme Court's Argument Calendar for May 18, 2021 is Clinch Healthcare Center Et. Al. v. Fountain, As…

3 years ago

Summary Judgment, Sample Language on the Standard in a Georgia Case

The following language was used in a contract dispute where a Motion for Summary Judgment was filed in Superior Court:…

3 years ago