Personal Injury Law

Sacramento Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Nursing Facility, Part 1 of 9

By Moseley Collins, Esq.

It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this elder abuse case could just as easily occur at any of the healthcare facilities in the area, such as Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Medical Center, Mercy, Methodist, or Sutter.

(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this wrongful death case and its proceedings.)

Plaintiffs' Combined Memorandum in Opposition to the Demurrer by National Convalescent Hospital, Inc., and National Defendants to the Third Amended Complaint

Plaintiffs submit the following combined Memorandum of Points and Authorities in opposition to the Demurrer by National Convalescent Hospital, Inc., and the individual National Defendants (referred to as "Hill" or "Hill defendants") to Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs have elected to file one memorandum in opposition to the two demurrers, because, with only one exception, the issues presented in the two demurrers are the same.

Plaintiffs have likewise contemporaneously filed a combined Memorandum of Points and Authorities in opposition to both motions to strike.

For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.

INTRODUCTION

The demurrer based on the statute of limitations addressed to the First Cause of Action for negligence and the Eighth Cause of Action for wrongful death raises important issues related to the limits of the scope of MICRA. This is because the demurrer is based on the assumption that each of the defendants is benefitted by MICRA's statute of limitations provision at C.C.P. §340.5.

Specifically, the issue is whether the Hill defendants, i.e., officers, directors or other persons who participate in or meddle in the administration of a skilled nursing facility but who have no license to do so are shielded by the license issued to the licensee and the application of MICRA.

Full post as published by Sacramento Injury Lawyer Blog on March 02, 2011 (boomark / email).