Health and Safety Code1 section 1430, subdivision (b)
gives a current or former nursing care patient or resident the
right to bring a private cause of action against a skilled nursing
facility for violating certain regulations. The available remedies
include injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees, and “up to five
hundred dollars ($500)” in statutory damages. The questio

Plaintiff worked as a registered nurse at the hospital from 2005 to
2015. Plaintiff was an hourly employee. During the relevant time
period—September 2011 to May 2015—plaintiff worked two 12-hour shifts
per week. Plaintiff clocked in and out of work using an electronic
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timekeeping system that automatically rounded time entries up or down to
the nearest quarter-hour.<

California law permits — but also sets certain limits on —
judicial review of adjudicatory decisions made by agencies
responsible for implementing public policies on health, natural
resources, employment, and other issues. One example is
Government Code section 11523,
1 which lets parties seek
judicial review of an agency’s adjudicatory decision by filing a
petiti

Gainesville, GA - The United States of America charged John Michael “Mike” Gowder, James Heaton, and George David Gowder with drug trafficking.

Nashville, TN - The United States of America charged Fredrick M. Stow, age 65, with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

Defendant, a former Investments Vice President at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. was charged with stealing $933,500 from two elderly clients.

A criminal Information charged Fredrick M. Stow, 65, of Franklin, Tennessee, with securitie

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Brianna Duffy charged with tampering with a patients' morphine.

Brianna Duffy, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud or deception.

On March 17 and 18, 2019, while working as a registered nurse at Hunt Nursing and Rehab in Danvers, D

Defendant ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. (ReadyLink) is a nurse staffing company
that places nurses in hospitals, typically on a short-term basis. Plaintiff State
Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) is a public enterprise fund created by statute as a
workers' compensation insurer. Like private workers' compensation insurers, SCIF
provides workers' compensation insurance to employers. Th

Appellant, George S. Drew, appeals the decision of the Clermont County
Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment to appellees, Weather Stop Roofing
Company, LLC and its principal member, Gary Hamm, upon finding Drew lacked standing
to pursue this action given his lack of a personal stake in the outcome of the case.

On March 8, 2019, a complaint was filed against defendants-appellants by
plaintiff-appellee, Jacalyn Scharf (“Ms. Scharf”), P.O.A. for Louise Kovach (“Mrs.
Kovach”). Ms. Scharf, as power of attorney for Mrs. Kovach, brought claims against
appellants for nursing home neglect, negligence, civil assault, and wanton misconduct.

El Reno, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Ashley Nicole Redcherries with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABGEN, PRISONER PLACE BODY FLUID ON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, in violation of 21 O.S. 650.9
Date of Offense: 12/19/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
REDCHERRIES, ASHLEY NICOLE Disposed: DEFERRED, 05/29/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: PRISONER PLACE BODY FLUID O

The trial court granted summary judgment to a hospital in
a lawsuit brought by the family of an emergency room patient
who was released from the hospital and died eight hours later.
We conclude no evidence showed that the nursing staff caused or
contributed to the patient’s death; no evidence showed the
hospital was negligent in the selection and retention of the
two emer