$5.2 Million Verdict in Arkansas
The Arkansas Times reported a jury in Arkansas returned a unanimous verdict finding that the Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had been negligent in the care and treatment of Martha Bull. Full Story
Nursing Homes
New Study On Medication Errors
The Legal Examiner reported on the astounding number of medication errors occurring in nursing homes. Full Story
Dangers Related to Byetta and Januvia Not New
Although the latest warning from the FDA regarding drugs like Byetta and Januvia only came in March 2013, the dangers have been known for many years. Full Story
New Law Proposed Making Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Illegal in Nursing Homes
Arbitration is a process of resolving complaints withoutthe use of the court system. A person basically signs a document waiving their right to a jury trial, and gets nothing in return. Full Story
State Attempts to Make Nursing Home Lawsuits More Difficult to Initiate
Family members of nursing home residents offered powerful testimony about neglect and abuse in some facilities, but legislation to limit the impact of a nursing home lawsuit still passed the Florida Senate Rules Committee on April 15. Full Story
Nursing Home Negligence Verdict to Stand
A nursing home facility in Kanawha County West Virginia recently lost its appeal to reconsider a sizable verdict awarded in a case that went to trial two years earlier. Full Story
The Push for Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Laws Expands
Earlier this year we reported on the aggressive efforts of nursing unions to push nurse-to-patient staffing ratios through collective bargaining and by exerting political pressure on state legislatures. Full Story
Will Privacy Trump a Families’ Right to Protect Their Loved Ones in Nursing Homes?
The family members of a 96-year-old woman, who has since passed away, witnessed nursing home abuse from aides of the elderly woman after they caught staff members on camera. Full Story
Using Nonprofits to Maximize Sale Profits
The Tennessean reported that National Health Investors which owns the national for-profit nursing home chain National Health Care settled with two nonprofit entities they created and to which they were accused of selling nursing homes at inflated prices. Full Story
Tort Reform Does Nothing to Improve Care
Consumer advocate and nursing home expert Brian Lee wrote a guest column for Florida’s Herald Tribune on the new tort reform measures to protect the nursing home industry. Below are some excerpts. Full Story
