Massachusetts High Court Hears Arguments On Wrongful Death Questions

Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 1:49 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Oct. 4 in the matter of two questions certified to it from the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concerning whether a beneficiary’s wrongful death claim is derivative or independent of a decedent’s wrongful death cause of action and whether the beneficiary’s claim is subject to arbitration under an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) form the beneficiary signed when her mother was admitted into a nursing home (GGNSC Chestnut Hill LLC, et al. v. Jackalyn M. Schrader, No. SJC-12714, Mass. Sup.)....