Ebony Stone v. Long Beach Healthcare Center, LLC

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History On December 10, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendant in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging claims for: (1) violations of the Elder and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (California Welfare & Institutions Code §§ 15600, et seq.); (2) negligence; and (3) wrongful death. In her Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Wallace Dorsey (the “Decedent”) was admitted to the Long Beach Healthcare Center, a skilled nursing facility, for long-term care on August 8, 2019. Plaintiff alleges that Decedent suffered abuse and neglect, was unable to obtain necessary dialysis, and ultimately contracted COVID-19 which resulted in his death on April 16, 2020. Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, that Decedent died as a result of Defendant’s failure to adequately staff Long Beach Healthcare Center and failure to properly create, implement, maintain, or train their staff in infection control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the facility. In support of that allegation, and by way of example, Plaintiff notes that, on July 21, 2020, three months after the Decedent’s death, Defendant was cited by federal inspectors…