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Tennessee nursing homes lobby for caps on damage claims

Tennessee nursing homes are lobbying the legislature to put a cap on the amount of damages that plaintiffs can collect in court, according to a report in Nashville, Tennessee’s The City Paper. Sixteen states, including Tennessee, do not put monetary limit for damages such as pain and suffering, which has resulted in millions of dollars in damages awarded to victims for ‘ violations of patient care. The nursing home industry says without damage limits, in those states become a target for out-of-state trial lawyers.

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Speak out!

As for people with family in , Kathleen Sadlier says to be careful. “If you have someone there, really keep an eye on everything to see what is going on. Don’t just think they are being taken care of, because they might not be. I feel sorry for those in who don’t have family members to watch over them. More people need to speak out about this.”

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