The Older Adults Protective Services Act does not prevent individuals who report elder abuse from testifying in subsequent civil litigation, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in a case of first impression.
In a precedential July 22 decision in McLaughlin v. Garden Spot Village, a unanimous three-judge panel rejected a nursing home defendant’s argument that its employee’s testimony was privileged under the act.
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