This time it's Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office that filed a lawsuit yesterday against a nursing home for "failing to maintain minimum health and safety standards."
Apparently back in April a storm left the facility without power for several hours. During which time 17 residents who needed oxygen were "deprived of breathing machines during the outage." One woman was found dead.
The state's enforcement action seeks civil penalties of up to $20,000 for each violation of the law that threatened the residents' health and safety. The legal action also seeks a judgment ordering the defendants to implement immediate improvements and emergency procedures that meet the requirements of Texas law.
The lawsuit also cites a separate management corporation, Diversified Health Care, L.L.C., for violating the Texas Business Corporation Act. That corporation, based in Baton Rouge, La., failed to obtain a certificate of authority from the Texas Secretary of State to conduct business in Texas. Such failure places the corporation under liability for additional penalties and unpaid franchise taxes due from 2006 until 2008.
Keep up the great work Attorney General Abbott!
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