Federal Judge Compels Negligence Claims Against Nursing Home To Arbitration

Mealey's (November 20, 2017, 11:23 AM EST) -- BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — With the exception of wrongful death claims asserted by the attorney-in-fact for a deceased nursing home resident, a Kentucky federal judge on Nov. 15 found that all remaining claims against a nursing home must be compelled to arbitration pursuant to an agreement signed during the facility’s admissions process (GGNSC Greensburg, LLC d/b/a Golden Living Center, et al. v. Angela Marie Smith, et al., No. 1:17-CV-00150, W.D. Ky., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188541)....