Lori C. Ferguson, Partner

Practice Areas/Industries
Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Senior Housing & Care

Based in our Sacramento Office
916-551-2813 Direct Phone
916-442-2348 Fax
lferguson@hansonbridgett.com
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Lori C. Ferguson practices civil and health care litigation with an emphasis on representing health care providers and health care-related entities. One significant part of her practice involves peer review, credentialing, and medical staff matters in both a counseling and litigating role. Another focus of her practice is representation of long-term care providers in civil litigation, including cases involving claims of elder and dependent adult abuse, elopement, wrongful death, false advertising, and breach of contract, and in administrative investigations and hearings involving regulatory agencies. Ferguson has also represented hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and other health care providers in various civil and administrative proceedings.

Publications

• "Litigation Basics: Surviving the Dreaded Deposition," California Assisted Living Association Bulletin (February 2010)
• "Litigation Basics: What To Do When You Are Sued - ACT.," California Assisted Living Association Bulletin (August 2009)
• "Bill Would Alter Legal Landscape for Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements," Nursing Home Litigation Reporter (Andrews Litigation Reporter) (September 2008)
• "Motion Practice Strategies—Pre-trial Methods for Limiting Plaintiff's Claims, Evidence, and Damages," DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar (September 2006)
• Co-author, "Staffing Evidence—State and Federal Guidelines, Plaintiffs' Theories, Causation and Defending Sufficiency of Staffing in the Facility," DRI Nursing Home/ ALF Litigation Seminar (September 2005)
• Co-author, "Court of Appeals Enforces Health Care Arbitration Agreement," Client Alert, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (January 2005)
• Co-author, "Closing Arguments of the Defense in Nursing Home Cases—Themes that Work," DRI Long-Term Care Liability Defense Symposium (May 2001)

Presentations

• Elder Abuse: Do You Really Understand the Risks?, CAADS Spring Conference, Sacramento, California (May 13, 2010)
• What To Do When You Anticipate or Receive a Lawsuit, CAHF DD Symposium, Riverside, California (May 4, 2010)
• Staying Away from the Courthouse: Tips for Avoiding Resident Lawsuits, California Association of Health Facilities, Sacramento Chapter (January 2010), Progress Valley Chapter (March 2010)
• EMTALA: Key Issues Emergency Departments and On-Call Physicians Face, Schwartz/Levy Inn of Court, Davis, California (March 2010)
• Responding to Incidents at Long-term Care Facilities, California Association of Health Facilities Spring Conference, Sacramento, California (April 2008)
• Successful Motion Practice Strategies—Pre-trial Methods for Limiting Plaintiff's Claims, Evidence, and Damages, DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar, Chicago, Illinois (September 2006)
• Lessons From The Battlefield—An Advanced Course For Nursing Home SelfDefense, Arkansas Health Care Association, Spring Convention and Trade Show, Hot Springs, Arkansas (April 2002)
• Practical Considerations for Nursing Facility Litigation, Texas Health Care Association Education Foundation, Corpus Christi, Texas (April 2001)

Professional Affiliations
State Bar of California
Defense Research Institute
    Steering Committee for DRI's Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar (2007-2010)
    Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee, Membership Vice Chair (2007-2008)
    Membership Chair (2009-2010)
California Society of Healthcare Attorneys
California Association of Medical Staff Services
California Association of Health Facilities
California Assisted Living Association
American Bar Association
Sacramento County Bar Association
Yolo County Bar Association

Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (1996)
B.A., high distinction, University of Virginia (1993)

Admissions and Courts
State of California
United States District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Texas State Bar
United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
District of Colorado
Western District of Virginia
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Virginia State Bar, associate member