Ridgeview Health Care Center, Inc. v. Meadows

Kenneth Meadows, as administrator of the estate of his father, John H. Meadows, sued Ridgeview Health Care Center, Inc. (“Ridgeview”), a nursing home in Jasper, Alabama, alleging negligence, wantonness, and breach of contract in the death of his father, who was a resident of the facility when he died. John Meadows was found bleeding on the floor behind his bed, and he died after being transferred to Walker Regional Medical Center. Following an autopsy, the immediate cause of death was listed as bilateral adrenal hemorrhage as a result of a blunt trauma. Kenneth Meadows alleged in his…