Judge Reconsiders, Says Health Care Litigation Didn’t Waive Arbitration Rights

Mealey's (October 12, 2020, 1:43 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A motion seeking dismissal did not produce a merits determination inconsistent with arbitration rights, but rather simply a conclusion that plaintiffs adequately pleaded claims involving a trio of defendants who allegedly sold health care sharing ministry plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal judge in Washington said Oct. 7, vacating an earlier ruling and granting a motion to compel arbitration (Gerald Jackson, et al. v. The Aliera Companies Inc., et al., No. 19-1281, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185339)....