Former lawmaker says Legislature intended for caps to apply to nursing homes
Heartland of Charleston CHARLESTON – In recent years, Dr. Dan Foster, who works at Charleston Area Medical Center, the largest hospital in West Virginia, watched the relationship between acute care...
View ArticleCongressional candidate: Affirming $90M verdict against nursing home could...
Jenkins CHARLESTON – Three factors come into play when discussing the litigation environment in any state, said Evan Jenkins, a West Virginia state senator and executive director of the West Virginia...
View ArticleWV SC hears appeal of $91M nursing home verdict
CHARLESTON — The state Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the appeal of a high-profile $91 million jury award in a nursing home death case. Heartland of Charleston In 2011, a Kanawha County jury awarded...
View ArticleSpokesperson admits the ugly truth: Corporate billions are sacrosanct, lives...
By BERNIE LAYNE CHARLESTON — West Virginia-born author and Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck wrote that “the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.” Layne I believe...
View ArticleJustices reduce Heartland punitive damages by $48M
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday reduced the punitive damages in a high-profile nursing home case by nearly $50 million. Heartland of Charleston The court also...
View ArticleWoman blames Heartland for mother’s death
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing over claims her mother sustained fatal injuries while a short-time resident of a nursing home. Heartland of Charleston Joann Polidori, as personal...
View ArticleJustices rule on discovery of nursing home documents
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ruled certain nursing home documents are open to discovery for trials while others are not. Ketchum On Tuesday, the Justices issued a ruling in a wrongful death...
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