California jury orders Skilled Healthcare to pay $671 million in damages
Friday, July 9, 2010 A California jury in a Humboldt County courthouse ordered nursing home operator Skilled Healthcare (SH) to pay $671 million (about €531 million) in a class action lawsuit from patients of SH's 22 California facilities and their families. The jury found that SH failed to properly staff its facilities to comply with California state law.
The jury has not heard the case for...