Mealey's (December 3, 2019, 10:09 AM EST) -- MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida on Nov. 13 granted preliminary approval of a settlement to resolve claims that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. misrepresented the way it determines staffing needs at its assisted living facilities in the state and preliminarily certified a settlement class, finding that resolution by class action is “superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication” of the controversy (Julie Goddard, et al. v. Brookdale Senior Living Inc., No. 17-cv-60664, S.D. Fla.)....