Irregularities in Skilled Healthcare Trial

    Last month I wrote about the California healthcare case involving Skilled Healthcare LLC. The Nursing Home company was accused by trial lawyers of violating California’s regulations governing how many staff members per resident that is required to operate a healthcare facility and lost its case. What struck me is that this case seemed to have been brought to court by trial lawyers and without actual | Read More »

    Jury Damage Award Could Close Calif. Healthcare Facilities

    When companies are found to have violated regulations that govern their industry, is it right that a jury of non-experts can award damages the amount of which will wipe the company off the face of the earth? That is a question that has been raised in a case recently decided against Skilled Healthcare LLC of California. A class action lawsuit (lawsuit info here) brought by | Read More »