Suit Filed Against Extendicare

The sister of a woman, whose tracheal tube clogged with mucous causing oxygen loss and brain damage while she was a resident of Extendicare's Aldercrest Health & Rehabilitation Center in Edmonds, Wash., has filed suit.

The action is being taken after a federal district court judge dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against Extendicare Health Services, Inc.; Extendicare Homes, Inc.; and Fir Lane Terrace Convalescent Hospital and 15 Washington Extendicare facilities, (collectively referred to as Extendicare), on a procedural basis as opposed to allowing the jury to rule on the actual merits of the class action complaint.

Seattle elder abuse lawyer Kevin Coluccio of Stritmatter: "It is important to note that the court did not rule that the conduct alleged in the class action was not occurring, but rather simply that it could not be redressed via the class action mechanism. But we will seek justice for Lea Ann in the courts of Washington State."

Full Article and Source:
Elder Abuse Complaint Filed Against Extendicare

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Lawsuit Thrown Out