Bishop v. Evangelical Good Samaritan Society

OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} This appeal arises from a class action lawsuit contesting fee increases at Manzano Del Sol Good Samaritan Village (Manzano), an independent living facility for senior citizens. Evangelical Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan), Defendant in this class action, is a nonprofit corporation that owns and operates more than two hundred independent living facilities nationwide, including the Manzano facility in Albuquerque. Plaintiffs’ lawsuit alleged that from July 30, 1993 to July 30, 1999, Good Samaritan imposed rate increases on residents at Manzano in violation of…