Dismissal Denied In Class Suit Alleging Care Home Fraud In Staffing Requirements

( July 12, 2023, 1:16 PM EDT) -- BECKLEY, W.Va. — A West Virginia federal judge denied the corporate owner of nursing homes’ motions to dismiss and to reconsider a previous order denying judgment in a putative class action filed by estate representatives alleging that the owner defrauded former nursing home residents in violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (WVCCPA) by not staffing according to residents’ needs, finding, in part, that the claims are not barred under the applicable statute of limitations....