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Shares in French Care Homes Company Korian Drop as It Faces Group Lawsuit

Shares in French care homes company Korian slid lower on Monday after a Paris lawyer said she was preparing a group lawsuit against the company. Lawyer Sarah Saldmann told FranceInfo radio over the weekend that she had received “dozens of …

French Families Join Class Action After Thousands of COVID Deaths in Nursing Homes

PARIS – A Paris court [held] a hearing Wednesday in a class-action effort to hold French health authorities and companies accountable after thousands with the virus died in nursing homes, and families were locked out and left in the dark …

Tennessee’s Vanguard Healthcare Sued Over Conditions at 6 Nursing Homes

A bankrupt Brentwood, Tenn., company is facing a federal lawsuit over conditions at six Tennessee nursing homes. WPLN-FM reports prosecutors accuse Vanguard Healthcare LLC of earning big profits while providing “grossly substandard care.” They also accuse the company of fraudulently …

West Virginia Advances Limit on Nursing Home Liability

The West Virginia legislature has moved to limit the liability that nursing homes can face in potential lawsuits. The bill passed unanimously Saturday by the House explicitly applies the state’s Medical Professional Liability Act to nursing homes. That 2003 law …