Litigating Nursing Home Negligence Cases: Practical Considerations of Filing, Discovery and Trial - 2018

There are approximately 46 million Americans, age 65 and over, with just over 1.8 million skilled nursing beds available in this country.  The rapid growth of the aging population will arguably result in placing stress on the quality of elder care delivered and an increase in litigation. Many attorneys involved in nursing home litigation mistakenly view these cases in a similar fashion to a medical malpractice claim.  A long-term care case differs greatly from a traditional medical malpractice action.  The purpose of this presentation is to assist the attorney by providing the rudimentary information necessary to help properly review nursing home claims and successfully move the case toward resolution. 

• Regulatory Environment 
• Case Investigation and Preparation 
• Legal Theories of Recovery 
• Filing Considerations 
• Pretrial Discovery 
• Deposing Nurses 
• Trial Strategies 

Speakers: Rachel D. Stahle, Dollar, Burns & Becker, LC, Kansas City & Jill Kanatzar, Dollar, Burns & Becker, LC, Kansas City 
 

Note: This program was originally produced as a webinar and is available on demand in streaming audio with streaming video PowerPoint. This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for ethics or elimination of bias credit.