Report: Labor Department overtime threshold will be $35,000 … Assisted living residents on brink of losing Medicaid benefits … NLRB says nonmember objectors cannot be compelled to pay for union lobbying...
Arizona AG secures second win against use of ‘secrecy clauses’ in senior living arbitration agreements
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The use of so-called “secrecy clauses” in assisted living and nursing home arbitration agreements hit another snag after Arizona’s top attorney announced a second settlement affecting dozens of long-term...
Settlement removes ‘secrecy clauses’ from assisted living operator’s arbitration agreements, and...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2024
A settlement that ends a senior living community’s arbitration agreement “secrecy clauses” is being called a “big win” by Arizona’s top attorney, who said she will move to strike down such...
State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Arbitration agreements cover families’ claims over alleged serial killer deaths, court says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2022
A senior living provider’s arbitration agreement, signed by former residents who subsequently were alleged victims of an alleged serial killer, covers the wrongful death and survival claims made by their...
Appellate court sides with assisted living provider, sends resident complaint to arbitration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2021
A negligence and breach of contract complaint is headed to arbitration after an appellate court found in favor of the assisted living provider and upheld an arbitration and mediation agreement.
Memory care operator may appeal as court denies arbitration in elder abuse, wrongful death lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2020
A California appellate court has upheld a trial court’s decision to deny arbitration in an elder abuse and wrongful death lawsuit against a memory care operator in the state. The operator may appeal.
Arbitration clause does not apply in lawsuit over resident’s alligator-related death, panel rules
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2020
A negligence lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living will proceed after an appellate panel ruled that claims regarding the alligator-related death of a 90-year-old resident at a Charleston, SC, community...
COVID-19 oversight, accountability, transparency at ‘CORE’ of legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2020
A group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation intended to ensure “stronger oversight, accountability and transparency in the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.”
Appeals court sides with Brookdale in assigning negligence case to arbitration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2020
The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a district court ruling and ordered a personal injury negligence suit about care at a Brookdale Senior Living assisted living and memory care...