South Carolina High Court: Facility Can’t Compel Arbitration In Wrongful Death Suit

(April 1, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court concluded March 10 that neither a general durable power of attorney (GDPOA) nor a health care power of attorney (HCPOA) held by a woman gave her the authority to sign an arbitration agreement upon her father’s admittance to an assisted living facility.  The state high court reversed an appeals court ruling and held that the arbitration agreement was unenforceable in the woman’s wrongful death suit....

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