US EditionSupreme Court upholds right to sue public nursing homes
- The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the family of a nursing home resident with dementia over claims that his rights were violated by being given drugs to make him easier to manage. The court declined to use the case to limit the ability of people to sue for civil rights violations under Section 1983 of federal law, which would have affected those in federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
- The court upheld the lower court's ruling that allowed the family to sue the government-run facility, rejecting the argument that lawsuits could be prevented under federal nursing home legislation.
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Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient's family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuits against federal workers
The man's family went to court alleging that he was given drugs to keep him easier to manage in violation of his rights. The justices had been asked to use his case to limit the ability of people to use a federal law to sue for violations of their civil rights.
Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient’s Valparaiso family
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the family of a nursing home resident with dementia that had sued over his care, declining to use the case to broadly limit the right to sue government workers.
Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient's family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the family of a nursing home resident with dementia that had sued over his care, declining to use the case to broadly limit the right to sue government workers.
Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient's family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the family of a nursing home resident with dementia that had sued over his care, declining to use the case to broadly limit the right to sue government workers.
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