Judge Stays Nursing Home’s Declaratory Judgment Case Pending Arbitration Ruling

Mealey's (January 23, 2018, 10:39 AM EST) -- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Jan. 19 granted a woman’s motion to stay an action filed by a nursing home seeking an order that would require her to arbitrate her claims against it, finding that a state court judge presiding over a parallel action should determine if an arbitration provision is enforceable (Golden Gate National Senior Care Center LLC, et al. v. Hope N. Hendershot-Brown, No. 17-cv-164, W.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8647)....