Healthcare/Hospital Law
Sep. 9, 2010
Settlement of $677 Million Verdict Benefits Class Members
Shrinking what was believed to be the single largest jury award in U.S. this year, Skilled Healthcare, Inc. has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit that earned it a punishing $677 million jury verdict.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Shrinking what was believed to be the single largest jury award in U.S. this year, nursing home chain Skilled Healthcare Inc. agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit over staffing requirements that earned it a punishing $677 million jury verdict in July.
The new sum averages out to about $1,500 for every class member involved in the 32,000-member lawsuit filed four years ago in ...
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