1st Circuit Seeks Briefing After Getting Answers To Wrongful Death Questions

Mealey's (March 9, 2020, 2:24 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 6 stayed its March 2 order for supplemental briefing on how it should resolve the appeal of a deceased nursing home resident’s statutory wrongful death beneficiary in light of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling in answer to its certified questions that her action is derivative of the decedent’s action and that she is, therefore, bound by an arbitration agreement pending her motion for reconsideration by the Massachusetts court (GGNSC Administrative Services LLC, et al. v. Jackalyn M. Schrader, No. 18-1779, 1st Cir.)....