SALAS v. GRANCARE

No. 99CA0089.

22 P.3d 568 (2001)

George SALAS, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Della Salas, deceased; Norma P. Dougherty, by and through her next friend and daughter Luanna Clapper; Luanna Clapper, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Frank Lynn Dougherty, deceased; Lydia B. Dill, by and through her next friend and daughter Joyce Lang, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GRANCARE, INC., and AMS Properties, Inc., d/b/a Cedars Health Care Center, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Division IV.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Feiger & Collison, P.C., Lynn D. Feiger, Madeline A. Collison, Joan M. Bechtold, Brian T. Moore, Denver, CO; Roberts & Zboyan, P.C., Thomas L. Roberts, Denver, CO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

White and Steele, P.C., Thomas B. Quinn, Denver, CO; Preston & Cowan, LLP, Paul G. Preston, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Gill Deford, Willimantic, CT, for Amicus Curiae Center for Medicare Advocacy.

Dorothy Siemon, Sarah Lenz Lock, Bruce Vignery, Michael Schuster, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae AARP Foundation.


Opinion by Judge MARQUEZ.

In this class action, plaintiffs, George Salas, Norma P. Dougherty, Luanna Clapper, and Lydia B. Dill, on behalf of themselves, their decedents, and others similarly situated, appeal the judgment dismissing their claims against defendants, Grancare, Inc. (Grancare), and AMS Properties (AMS), d/b/a Cedars Health Care Center, Inc (Cedars), on the ground that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because...

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