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Litigation

May 13, 2000

MICRAs Scope

^^S/Ages^^ MICRA's Scope If examination shows that residential care facilities recklessly neglect an elder, emotional distress damages are unlimited.

By Gary N. Stern
        If examination shows that residential care facilities recklessly neglect an elder, emotional distress damages are unlimited.
        When lawmakers, lawyers and the public realized that elder abuse was a serious national problem, and destined to get worse by virtue of aging baby boomers, the focus shifted to nursing h...

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