Appendix F 4

LibraryHandling Appeals in Arkansas (2015 Ed.)

IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS

ADVOCAT, INC.; DIVERSICARE LEASING

CORPORATION d/b/a RICH MOUNTAIN NURSING

AND REHABILITATION CENTER; and DIVERSICARE

MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMPANY APPELLANTS

VS. No. 02-189

LON C. SAUER, Individually and as Administrator

of the Estate of MARGARETHA SAUER, Deceased,

and On Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries

of MARGARETHA SAUER APPELLEE

AHCA'S MEMORANDUM OF AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT

OF ITS MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

The American Health Care Association's brief will assist the Court in deciding this case. That is the quintessential purpose of an amicus curiae brief. Ferguson v. Brick, 279 Ark. 168, 169-73, 649 S.W.2d 397 (1983) (per curiam).

The AHCA seeks to inform the Court. The Association asks for the opportunity to explain the long-term care industry: what it is, how it grew, how it operates, and how it is besieged on all sides. In addition, the AHCA asks for the opportunity to review the relevant evidentiary and...

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