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State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Employee handbook language makes senior living provider’s arbitration policy ‘unenforceable,’ court...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2023
A senior living provider’s employee arbitration agreement is “unenforceable” because the company reserved the right to unilaterally alter the policy without advance notice, a court has ruled.
Supreme Court arbitration ruling ‘good news’ for senior living and care providers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2023
The Supreme Court’s Friday decision in an arbitration-related case is “good news” for senior living and care providers, attorneys tell McKnight’s Business Daily.
Arbitration agreements cover families’ claims over alleged serial killer deaths, court says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2022
A senior living provider’s arbitration agreement, signed by former residents who subsequently were alleged victims of an alleged serial killer, covers the wrongful death and survival claims made by their...
Supreme Court denies ‘look through’ requests in arbitration claims
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 01, 2022
The Supreme Court on Thursday set limits on when federal courts have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate an arbitration claim under certain sections of the Federal Arbitration Act. Essentially, the court...
Legislation voids forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harassment claims
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2022
Companies will not be able to require arbitration to settle claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault under a bill passed last week by both houses of Congress. The law will void forced arbitration...
Think you’re protected by an arbitration agreement? You may be mistaken
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2022
A recent California Court of Appeals decision regarding arbitration agreements is putting senior living operators in the state on notice about who signs those agreements.
Appellate court sides with assisted living provider, sends resident complaint to arbitration
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2021
A negligence and breach of contract complaint is headed to arbitration after an appellate court found in favor of the assisted living provider and upheld an arbitration and mediation agreement.
SNF faces appeal in wrongful death suit, resident’s competency to sign arbitration agreement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2021
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Thursday vacated a lower court’s decision to send to arbitration a wrongful death claim against Timber Ridge Health Care Center.