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State Supreme Court Nixes Alzheimer's Lawsuits

Published on Fri Aug 22, 2014

Your employees won’t be able to sue your clients for injuries that occur when caring for an Alzheimer’s patient, according to a new decision from the California Supreme Court. “Those hired to manage a hazardous condition may not sue their clients for injuries caused by the very risks they were retained to confront,” Justice Carole Corrigan wrote for the court. [...]
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