Health Care & Hospital Law
May 31, 2023
Elder abuse case against San Francisco moves forward
At the heart of the matter is a report cited in the complaint from the San Francisco Department of Health in June 2019 that “alleged that 23 patients … were the victims of systemic abuse from at least 2016 to January 2019, including physical abuse, verbal abuse, violations of privacy, chemical restraint and other wrongful conduct.”
The parties in a proposed class action against the City and County of San Francisco for alleged elder abuse of more than 100 patients at Laguna Honda Hospital told a San Francisco judge Tuesday that discovery in the case is underway.
At the heart of the matter is a report cited in the complaint from the San Francisco Department of Health in June 2019 that “alleged that 23 patients … were the victims of systemic abuse from at least 2016 to ...
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