American Health Partners has agreed to pay more than $2 million to the federal government and the state of Tennessee. The settlement stems from AHP’s violations of the False Claims Act, as the company billed Medicare and TennCare for grossly substandard nursing home services at Lewis County Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC, from 2019 and 2024.
A recent verdict in favor of the family of a 100-year-old assisted-living resident is drawing national attention to the urgent need for accountability in senior care facilities and the importance of protecting vulnerable elderly residents. In March of this year, a jury in Sacramento County, California delivered a historic verdict in favor of Mildred Hernandez. The tragic
The case Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC arose from allegations made by the plaintiff of sexual harassment and unpaid minimum wages at the car dealership where she worked. The woman claimed her supervisor and colleagues at Car Auto Holdings made several lewd comments. She was called “hot for an 18-year-old,” told to hand out
A jury in Butler County, Ohio awarded $12.5 million to the family of 83 year old Janice Combs. See full article here. Combs was admitted to Chesterwood Village Nursing Care in June 2023 for short-term rehabilitation after falling down stairs at her home. Family members said she was blind but had been living independently before
A Charleston Country Juvenile Detention Center has been found to be abusing children since the original detention center was built in 1967. The children who were incarcerated here and expected rehabilitation and proper care, were instead confined to restraint chairs and solitary confinement. The center was found to be abusing chlidren’s basic rights in a