| Docket # | SJC-10546 |
| Date | March 1, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Corporation, Criminal responsibility. Nursing home. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Thomas A. Connors. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Life Care Centers of America, Inc.: Don Howarth, Suzelle M. Smith, R. Matthew Rickman, Alathea E. Porter |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Randall E. Ravitz |
| Amici Curiae | The Joint Commission; American Association of Retired Persons; National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care; The Disability Law Center; Center for Public Representation; Massachusetts Senior Care Association; American Health Care Association; New England Legal Foundation; Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Private Schools; Professional Liability Foundation, Ltd.; Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Massachusetts High Technology Council; National Consumer Law Center |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
