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Family sues Montana nursing home over woman's drowning
June 23rd, 2004
The family of a nursing home patient who drowned in a Lockwood irrigation ditch has sued the Billings, Montana, home, claiming negligence. Tim Gross, the brother of patient Mikalene Gross, seeks unspecified damages from Evergreen Billings Health and Rehabilitation Center. The lawsuit also names a Vancouver, Washington, management company and nursing home administrator Wanda Tounsley. Tounsley could not be reached for comment immediately. A spokesman for Evergreen Healthcare Management said the company had not been served with the lawsuit and couldn't comment. The lawsuit, filed May 19, claims the nursing home did not repair a...
Source: Elder Law Weekly (2004-06-23)
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