Kentucky Federal Judge Orders Nursing Home Claims To Arbitration

Mealey's (December 12, 2019, 7:15 AM EST) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge in Kentucky on Nov. 20 granted a motion to compel arbitration of wrongful death and negligence claims against a nursing facility, finding the mandatory arbitration clauses in admission and readmission agreements signed by the deceased former patient and her daughters to be valid (BLC Lexington SNF, LLC v. Kendra Oatis, No. 19-0284; E.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203346)....