Ark. Court: Agent Had No Authority To Sign Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

Mealey's (October 12, 2021, 7:26 AM EDT) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas appellate court on Sept. 22 held that a nursing home resident’s daughter had no authority to sign an arbitration agreement as a power of attorney (POA) on her father’s behalf because the POA document specified grants of other authorities with no mention of arbitration, affirming a trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration....