9th Circuit Affirms No Arbitration Of Suit Over Senior Living Staffing Levels

Mealey's (July 29, 2019, 8:26 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Aegis Senior Communities LLC, a company operating senior living communities that has been accused of defrauding residents by misrepresenting staffing levels, waived its right to arbitration of a class complaint after withdrawing its motion, engaging in discovery and attempting to dismiss the claims on their merits, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 24, affirming a trial court’s decision (June Newirth, et al. v. Aegis Senior Communities, LLC, No. 17-17227, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22060)....