Nursing Homes

Barnhill v. Iowa District Court of Polk County (Iowa Ct. App. 2007)

This is not a long-term care case. Sanctions were awarded against the Plaintiff's attorney for improperly asserting a direct liability…

3 years ago

Forsythe v. Clark USA, Inc., 2007 Ill. LEXIS 434 (Ill. 2007)

This is not a long-term care case. In Forsythe v. Clark USA, Inc., 864 N.E.2d 227 (Ill. Sup Ct. February 16,…

3 years ago

Barnum v. Coastal Health Services, Inc., 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 1174 (Ga. Ct. App. 2007)

Burnice L. Barnum sued Coastal Health Services as administrator of the estate of her uncle Jimmy L. Barnum. Barnum was…

3 years ago

Williams v. Alvista Healthcare Ctr., Inc., 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 137 (Ga. Ct. App. 2007)

Plaintiff appealed dismissal of their claims against a nursing home and four employees based on failure to comply with O.C.G.A.…

3 years ago

Avante Villa at Jacksonville Beach, Inc. v. Estate of Payson, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 8716 (Ct. App. 1st Dist. June 5, 2007)

Darlene Payson was a resident at Avanta Villa at Jacksonville, a nursing home. After her death, her estate filed an…

3 years ago

Extendicare, Inc. v. Estate of McGillen, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 6779 (Fla. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2007)

McGillen filed suit against Extendicare, its subsidiaries, three other defendant corporations, and five individual defendants, alleging that they all operated…

3 years ago

Fletcher v. Huntington Place, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4681 (Fla. App. 2007)

Nursing home moved to compel arbitration, which was denied because it designated the American Health Lawyer's Association as the arbitrator…

3 years ago

Estate of Jones v. Mariner Health Care of Deland, Inc., 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 3857 (Fla. Ct. App. 2007)Estate of Jones v. Mariner Health Care of Deland, Inc., 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 3857 (Fla. Ct. App. 2007)

Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part after trial court denied motion for new trial. Estate, substituted…

3 years ago

Alterra Healthcare Corp. v. Estate of Linton, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 2727 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)

Plaintiff filed suit for negligence and violations of the Florida Nursing Home Residents Act (Plaintiff was beaten and raped). Defendants…

3 years ago

Martin v. Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85956 (E.D. La. 2007)

This is a class action case filed against a nursing home following Hurricane Katrina. The magistrate denied Defendant's motion to…

3 years ago