Annette Stephens v. Lifecare at Lofland Park and PMA Management Corp.

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

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

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.