Lawsuit

A former long-term care operator with a lengthy history of bilking Medicaid and Medicare has pleaded guilty to obstructing the federal government’s efforts to collect more than $9.5 million in taxes. 

A nurse who claims the Ohio nursing homes she worked at docked her pay for more than three years of lunch breaks that she rarely took can proceed with her case, a federal court ruled this week.

A union representing workers at a nursing home already under investigation for fraud are calling on the state to place the facility in receivership, alleging that the owners are revoking workers’ healthcare...

A management firm serving nursing homes in four states has avoided a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 data breach.

Only about 400 residents from a harrowing 2021 Hurricane Ida evacuation have filed claims as part of a $12 million class-action settlement.

A large New Jersey-based skilled nursing operator is being accused of retaliation and fostering a hostile work environment by a former executive who claims she was fired after complaining about sexual...

A fourth lawsuit has been filed against New York state’s profit-cap mandate that directs any facility profits over 5% to a statewide pool. 

An Illinois nursing home owner must pay $400,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against and fired pregnant employees, the Equal Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.

A Pennsylvania corporation must face claims related to operations of a facility it owns in Florida, following a state court decision that could be a blow to nursing homes’ often complex ownership structures.

Nursing home operators in Florida could see the prospects of wrongful death lawsuits slashed under legislation making its way through the House and Senate.