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More On Powers of Attorney, Arbitration Agreements, and Wrongful Death

Day on Torts

Where the person who executed an arbitration agreement in connection with decedent’s admission to a nursing home had a power of attorney for decedent, but that power of attorney did not mention the ability to make health care decisions, the arbitration agreement was unenforceable. Code Ann. § internal citation omitted). 3d 487 (Tenn.

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Paralegal Compliance Officer – An Interview with Melissa Andrews

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What I’m hearing from a compliance perspective is this would be similar to a paralegal role where you’re constantly looking up what’s the court rule or how can we follow it to the letter? I started the job and got the job before I had ever finished my bachelor’s degree, which is in healthcare administration.

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3 High Court Rulings May Shape Health Org Litigation Tactics

Law 360

Supreme Court's most recent term — Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy — will likely strengthen healthcare organizations' ability to affirmatively sue executive agencies to challenge regulations governing operations and enforcement actions, say attorneys at McDermott.

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Ruling that nursing home arbitration agreement was invalid reversed.

Day on Torts

When the brother was admitted, plaintiff filled out admission paperwork, including an arbitration agreement, as plaintiff had a durable power of attorney for healthcare executed by the brother and naming plaintiff as the attorney-in-fact. In Welch v. National Health Corp. , 3d 876 (Tenn.

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How Do Lawyers Plan for Retirement?

MyCase

According to Law.com , attorney retirement in New York is “remarkably complex” with “variations of ‘retire’… used in different contexts.” The article also states, “It is critically important to understand the labyrinth of potentially applicable ethics rules that intertwine with certain court rules on retirement.”.

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Insufficient certificate of good faith leads to summary judgment for defendant.

Day on Torts

Bradley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center , No. The Court noted that this interpretation “comports with the purpose of the certificate of good faith—weeding out frivolous lawsuits.”. Applying this reasoning to the case at hand, the Court ruled that Exhibit 7 did not satisfy the certificate of good faith requirements.

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Another SB1437 murder resentencing case added to the docket at a light conference [Updated]

At the Lectern

At its weekly conference yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled on only 76 matters, 59 if you don’t count disposals of previous grant-and-hold cases. Taking yet another Senate Bill 1437 case, the court agreed to decide People v. In fact, the Supreme Court filed an SB 1437 opinion just last week. Uriostegui.

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