UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 21, 2012 (November 16, 2012)
ADVOCAT INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-12996 | 62-1559667 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1621 Galleria Boulevard, Brentwood, TN 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 771-7575
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 16, 2012, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee entered an order dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a lawsuit filed earlier this year against the directors of Advocat Inc. The court dismissed the lawsuit because it determined that the Plaintiff's claim did not satisfy the federal jurisdictional requirement that the amount in controversy exceed $75,000. Because the court dismissed the lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds, the Plaintiff is not barred from re-filing the claim in state court, where there is not a similar jurisdictional amount-in-controversy threshold.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ADVOCAT INC.
By: /s/ Kelly Gill
Kelly Gill
Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 21, 2012