Magistrate Compels Discovery Of Resident Care Policies In Suit Against Care Home

Mealey's (September 7, 2022, 12:43 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan.— A Kansas federal magistrate judge on Sept. 2 granted an estate administrator’s motion to compel discovery in a wrongful death suit against a skilled nursing facility, finding that information about the facility’s budget report and policies addressing resident care are relevant to the standard of care provided to the decedent....