A Denver-based attorney has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of the Clear View Behavioral Health center in Johnstown in which he accuses the facility of racketeering, fraud, negligence, false imprisonment and outrageous conduct.
The action follows more than a year of reporting by Contact7 Investigates into serious accusations against the 92-bed mental health hospital. The reports have been followed by five state and federal investigations and a criminal investigation by the Colorado Attorney General’s office.
Last June, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), announced it was moving to revoke the hospital’s license. An administrative law judge is scheduled to rule on CDPHE’s request in May.
“Itap abusive, said Jerome “J” Reinan, the attorney who filed the lawsuit last month. “Never seen anything like this.”
Reinan represents Angelo Scolari, who claims hospital administrators kept him at the facility longer than needed in January 2018 and believes their motivation was to maximize income from his insurance provider.
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