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Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Death Case Against Nursing Facility

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 0

A New Jersey appeals court agreed that a skilled nursing facility was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the wrongful death case brought by the estate of a worker who died from COVID-19. Among other things, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division said there was no doubt that Louis Doto Sr. was employed by the facility, and nothing in the record suggests that his employer acted in a way that would trigger an exception to exclusive remedy. Doto was employed by BP & SC Services Inc., an employment agency that leased him to Advanced Subacute Rehabilitation Center, a 139-bed ...

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