Arkansas Panel: Claims Against Medical Director Not Subject To Arbitration

Mealey's (June 11, 2018, 8:28 AM EDT) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas appeals court panel on May 23 affirmed the denial of a physician’s motion to compel arbitration of an estate’s claims for negligence and wrongful death, finding that although the doctor was the nursing home’s medical director, the claims brought against him were based on his role as the decedent’s treating physician (Gerald Stipanuk, M.D. v. Songela Williams, No. CV-18-1, Ark, App., 3rd Div., 2018 Ark. App. LEXIS 345)....