MANOR CARE, INC. v. DOUGLAS

No. 13-0470.

763 S.E.2d 73 (2014)

MANOR CARE, INC.; HCR Manor Care Services, Inc.; Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, LLC; Heartland Employment Services, LLC; John Does 1 Through 10; and Unidentified Entities 1 Through 10 (As to Heartland of Charleston), Defendants Below, Petitioners, v. Tom DOUGLAS, Individually, and On Behalf of the Estate of Dorothy Douglas, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin L. Bailey , Brian A. Glasser , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Charleston, WV, Attorneys for the Petitioners.

Thomas J. Hurney, Jr. , Alyssa E. Baute , Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV, Attorneys for Amici Curiae, The West Virginia Hospital Association and The West Virginia Health Care Association.

James B. McHugh , Michael J. Fuller, Jr. , D. Bryant Chaffin , Amy J. Quezon , A. Lance Reins , McHugh Fuller Law Group, LLC, Hattiesburgh, MS, Paul T. Farrell, Jr. , Greene, Ketchum, Bailey, Farrell & Tweel, Huntington, WV, Attorneys for the Respondents.

Anthony J. Majestro , Powell & Majestro, PLLC, Charleston, WV, Attorney for Amicus Curiae, West Virginia Association for Justice.


DAVIS, Chief Justice:

This action against several corporate entities who operate Heartland Nursing Home in Charleston, West Virginia (hereinafter collectively referred to as "MC Companies"),1 involves claims of negligence; violations of the West Virginia Nursing Home Act, W. Va. Code § 16-5C-1 et seq.; and breach of fiduciary duty, arising from injuries to and the death of Ms. Dorothy Douglas, who had been a resident of Heartland...

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