Kentucky Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Seeking Arbitration To Proceed

Mealey's (August 8, 2017, 5:02 PM EDT) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Aug. 1 denied a woman’s motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit seeking to compel arbitration of a state lawsuit alleging that a nursing home was negligent in its treatment of an elderly woman, saying that a signed arbitration agreement is valid and not “unconscionable” (Richmond Health Facilities Madison, L.P. v. Tamra Shearer, No. 5:17-cv-255, E.D. Ky., Central Div., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120306)....