Panel: Hurricane-Based Claims Against Florida Nursing Home Must Be Arbitrated

(October 22, 2020, 1:31 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A resident’s tort claims against a Florida nursing home related to injuries she sustained when the facility lost power to its air conditioning units during Hurricane Irma must be arbitrated, a state appellate panel affirmed Oct. 21, finding that the woman’s claims “relate to” the facility’s agreement to provide her with care and nursing services (Christine Cooper v. Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills LLC, et al., No. 4D20-163, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 14945)....

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