Information Regarding Class Action Against The Ensign Group, Inc., and Subsidiaries
This is a class action against The Ensign Group, Inc., and a number of its subsidiaries. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated Health and Safety Code Section 1430(b), the Consumer and Legal Remedies Act, and Unfair Competition laws by staffing their facilities at levels below those required by state and federal law. The complaint seeks statutory damages, restitution of fees paid to the facilities, and other recovery and injunctive relief on behalf of the class. Plaintiffs do not seek damages for personal injury.
The following defendants have been named in this action:
The Ensign Group, Inc.
Ensign Facility Services, Inc.
The Flagstone Group, Inc.
Touchstone Care, Inc.
Northern Pioneer Healthcare, Inc.
Lemon River Holdings, LLC, dba Plymouth Tower Care & Living Center
Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Associates, Inc., dba Atlantic Memorial
Healthcare Center
Trousdale Health Holdings, LLC, dba Brookfield Healthcare Center
Ramon Healthcare Associates, Inc., dba Mission Care and Rehabilitation
Center
Ensign Panorama, LLC, dba Panorama Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center
Ensign Bellflower, LLC, dba Rose Villa Health Care Center
Ensign Whittier West, LLC, dba Royal Court Healthcare
Rose Park Healthcare Associates, Inc., dba Shoreline Healthcare Center
Ensign Southland, LLC, dba Southland
Ensign Whittier East, LLC, dba Whittier Hills Healthcare Center
Arrow Tree Health Holdings, LLC, dba Arbor Glen Care Center
City Heights Health Associates, LLC, dba Arroyo Vista Nursing Center
Redbrook Healthcare Associates, LLC, dba Brookside Healthcare Center
Bayshore Healthcare, Inc., dba Cabrillo Rehabilitation and Care Center
Camarillo Community Care, Inc., dba Camarillo Healthcare Center
Bernardo Heights Healthcare, Inc., dba Carmel Mountain Rehabilitation &
Healthcare Center
Claremont Foothills Health Associates, Inc., dba Claremont Care Center
Ensign Cloverdale, LLC, dba Cloverdale Healthcare Center
C Street Health Associates, LLC, dba Glenwood Care Center
Lemon Grove Health Associates, LLC, dba Lemon Grove Care and Rehab Center
Ensign Willits, LLC, dba Northbrook Nursing and Rehab Center
West Escondido Healthcare, LLC, dba Palomar Vista Healthcare Center
Ensign Santa Rosa, LLC, dba Park View Gardens at Montgomery
Ensign Palm I, LLC, dba Premier Care Center for Palm Springs
HB Healthcare Associates, LLC, dba Sea Cliff Healthcare Center
Ensign Sonoma, LLC, dba Sonoma Healthcare Center
Ensign Pleasanton, LLC, dba Ukiah Healthcare Center
Upland Community Care, Inc., dba Upland Rehabilitation and Care Center
Victoria Ventura Healthcare, LLC, dba Victoria Care Center
Costa Victoria Healthcare, LLC, dba Victoria Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Center
Vista Woods Health Association, LLC, dba Vista Knoll Specialized Care
Facility
Ensign Santa Rosa, LLC, dba Summerfield Healthcare Center
Gate Three Healthcare, LLC, dba Palm Terrace Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Center
If you are a former employee, current or former resident or a loved-one of a current or former resident and you wish information regarding this action, you may contact:
Attorneys for Plaintiffs:
W. Timothy Needham
Michael J. Crowley
JANSSEN, MALLOY, NEEDHAM, MORRISON,
REINHOLTSEN, CROWLEY & GRIEGO, LLP
730 Fifth Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Telephone: 707-445-2071 (local) or 888-526-7736 (toll free)
Fax: (707)-445-8305
www.janssenlaw.com
Michael D. Thamer
LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL D. THAMER
Old Callahan School House
12444 South Highway 3
Post Office Box 1568
Callahan, CA 96014-1568
Telephone: (530) 647-5307
Fax: (530) 467-5437
Christopher J. Healey
LUCE, FORWARD, HAMILTON & SCRIPPS
600 West Broadway, Suite 2600
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 236-1414
Fax: (619) 232-8311
Christopher P. Ridout, Devon M. Lyon, Caleb LH Marker
RIDOUT & LYON, LLP
555 E. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 500
Long Beach, CA 90802
Telephone: (562) 216-7380
Fax: (562) 216-7385
Hart L. Robinovitch
ZIMMERMAN REED, LLP
14646 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 145
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Telephone: (480) 348-6400
Fax: (480) 348-6415
Kathryn A. Stebner, Sarah Colby
STEBNER AND ASSOCIATES
870 Mark Street, Suite 1212
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 362-9800
Fax: (415) 362-9801
Robert S. Arns, Jonathan E. Davis
THE ARNS LAW FIRM
515 Folsom Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 495-7800
Fax: (415) 495-7888