Legal Opinion
Watermark Senior Living Ret. Cmtys., Inc. v. Morrison Mgmt. Specialists, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 2018No. 17-2129PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Watermark Senior Living Retirement Communities, Inc. appeals the district court's judgment dismissing its claims for contractual indemnification and breach of contract. In a prior lawsuit in Michigan state court, a jury determined that Watermark was liable for negligently causing the death of a patient at one of its nursing homes. After the trial court entered judgment on the verdict, Watermark and the patient's estate settled and moved the court to set aside the judgment, which the court did.
Watermark then filed this lawsuit against defendant-appellee…
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