Nursing Home Barred From Seeking Indemnification From Contractor, 6th Circuit Says

Mealey's (September 21, 2018, 1:49 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 20 affirmed a federal judge’s ruling that a nursing home was precluded from seeking indemnification from a kitchen services contractor over the death of a resident who drank detergent she found in an unlocked cabinet, finding that a judgment that was vacated following the facility’s settlement with the woman’s family could be used for collateral estoppel purposes (Watermark Senior Living Retirement Communities Inc. v. Morrison Management Specialists Inc., No. 17-2129, 6th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 26860)....