Nursing Home Abuse

The Pennsylvania Superior Court Revisits The Standards For Nursing Home Negligence, Vicarious Liability, And Punitive Damage Claims

November 3rd, 2017

In Breslin v. Mountain View Nursing Home, Inc., 2017 WL 4296241, (September 28, 2017), the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s order dismissing the Plaintiff’s amended complaint seeking negligence and punitive damages. 

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The Pennsylvania Superior Court Revisits The Standards For Nursing Home Negligence, Vicarious Liability, And Punitive Damage Claims

September 28th, 2017

In Breslin v. Mountain View Nursing Home, Inc., 2017 WL 4296241, (September 28, 2017), the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s order dismissing the Plaintiff’s amended complaint seeking negligence and punitive damages. 

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No Diversity Jurisdiction Even Though Plaintiff Only Lived in PA for 11 Days.

May 25th, 2017

In Corrrado v. Timber Ridge Health Care Ctr., 3:17-CV-123, 2017 WL 2288858, (M.D. Pa. May 25, 2017), the Court dismissed a suit over a nursing home death due to a lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the parties were both residents of Pennsylvania. 

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