Brenda Thomas v. Pomona Healthcare and Wellness Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
A. Factual and Procedural Background Plaintiff, the surviving daughter and successors in interest to Decedent Larry Jackson, filed a complaint against Defendant Pomona Healthcare & Wellness Center, LLC, where Decedent lived prior to his death. Compl. §§ 1, 14-18.1 Decedent was a resident of Defendant’s skilled nursing facility. Jd. 18,25. Decedent was in a “compromised physical state” due to dementia and hypertension. Jd. J 25-26. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed to take adequate preventative measures to stop the spread of covid-19, which led to Decedent contracting covid-19 in August of 2020. Jd. 27-28, 33. Decedent was transferred to the hospital due to his severe symptoms, and ultimately died a few weeks later. Jd. JJ 29-30. Plaintiff filed this action in California state court asserting state law claims for elder abuse, 1 The complaint was originally filed as Notice of Removal, Ex. A, ECF No. 1-1.