Legal Opinion

Simmons v. Simpson House, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION No. 15-06636PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

PAPPERT, District Judge.

John Simmons filed this lawsuit in his own right and as the administrator of his *204mother Ola’s estate. He alleges that Ola Simmons moved into Simpson House Nursing Home because she was suffering from senile psychosis and episodic incontinence. During-her five-month stay, she developed pressure sores, experienced excessive weight loss and contracted multiple infections. Ola was transferred to Prime-Roxborough Hospital, where her condition continued to decline. After less than a month at Prime-Roxborough, she moved to Kindred Hospital and died roughly two months…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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