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