Federal Judge Stays Nursing Home’s Action Pending Ruling On Arbitration

(January 23, 2018, 12:35 PM EST) -- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A state court judge presiding over a woman’s lawsuit accusing a senior living facility for negligence should determine if an arbitration provision in an agreement signed by a now-deceased man and the facility is enforceable, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Jan. 19, holding that the judge has already scheduled a 90-day discovery period on the issue (Golden Gate Senior Care LLC, et al. v. Ethel M. Spoone, No. 17-cv-180, W.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8644)....

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