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Jeff DowneyOn September 28, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued a new rule barring any nursing home that receives federal funding from compelling its residents to resolve any disputes with the nursing home via arbitration rather than in court. The new rule … Read more →
The D.C. Court of Appeals recently addressed this question in a case brought against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) by a plaintiff who suffered injury after slipping on a wet floor in the Archives Metro station. In that case, Reeves v. WMATA, the plaintiff alleged that rainwater tracked into the station by fellow … Read more →
We’ve all seen objects dangling from the rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles. You may even have such an object in your own car. But is it lawful? In Virginia, there is a statute that addresses this issue. That statute, Va. Code § 46.2-1054, makes it unlawful for an individual to drive a motor vehicle in … Read more →
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The owner of California’s largest chain of nursing homes has come under fire for allegations of abuse and wrongful deaths in at least one of its facilities. Czersale Hilton’s mother, Geneva, 68, was admitted into Centinela Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre West in Inglewood in 2014. Five weeks later, she was … Read more →
In Bratton v. Selective Insurance Co. of America, 290 Va. 314, 776 S.E.2d 775 (2015), the Virginia Supreme Court recently addressed the scope of coverage provided by an automobile insurance policy that afforded coverage to anyone “occupying” a “covered auto” under the policy. The case arose from an incident in which a drunk driver crashed … Read more →
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, it is important to act quickly to preserve evidence favorable to your case. Cell phone records provide an instructive illustration of this concept. Some traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by their cell phones. In such cases, there are two primary avenues … Read more →
We are saddened to report the passing of lovely person and wonderful elder law advocate, Clare Whitbeck, who passed away on January 23, 2016, at the age of 75. Clare was a tireless advocate for victims of elder abuse and neglect, working for the Maryland Advocacy Group, Voices for Quality Care. “Clare helped countless people … Read more →
Snow storm Jonas has caused widespread road closures in DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia, as Motorist seek to cope with the every changing road conditions. Average snowfall has topped at some 42 inches in this area making it the largest snowstorm in recorded history for the DC, metro area, at least since 1884. “Road conditions … Read more →
In April 2015, the federal government announced that it was intervening in a False Claims Act case against HCR ManorCare and other related companies for allegedly committing Medicare fraud in the provision of rehabilitation services. The case is currently pending in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On September 8, 2015, … Read more →
A McLean False Claims Act Attorney Weighs in In April 2015, the United States filed a consolidated complaint against the nursing home chain HRC ManorCare for submitting false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation services. HCR ManorCare, who is owned by the Carlyle Group, is one of the nation’s largest nursing home providers, which operates around … Read more →