Litigation Moves Waived Arbitration Rights In Health Care Case, Judge Says

Mealey's (July 22, 2020, 1:18 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Having actively litigated a case in federal court including the key issue of whether they offer a Health Care Sharing Ministry that is exempt from state and federal law under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), defendants may not now seek to compel arbitration, a federal judge in Washington state said July 20 (Gerald Jackson, et al. v. The Aliera Companies Inc., et al., No. 19-1281, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127445)....