This week, a jury in Humboldt County is expected to consider additional punitive damages against one of the largest nursing home chains in the nation, in a class-action case brought on behalf of patients in 22 facilities. The jury's already awarded record damages against Orange County-based Skilled Healthcare over claims it failed to provide adequate staffing. Guest: Christina Jewett, health and welfare reporter for California Watch.
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