Lutheran Homes, Inc. v. Lock Realty Corp. IX

OPINION AND ORDER

JON E. DeGUILIO, Judge, United States District Court

This is a breach of contract action arising out of the sale of Medicaid certification rights from one nursing home operator to another. The State of Indiana requires a bed to be certified in its Medicaid program in order to fully reimburse a facility for services provided to the bed’s occupant. At the time the parties entered the agreement at issue, the State had a statutory moratorium on granting new certifications, but it permitted facilities to transfer then-existing certification rights amongst themselves. The plaintiff,…