Pennsylvania Panel Upholds Denial Of Nursing Home’s Request To Compel Arbitration

(November 23, 2020, 12:40 PM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Nov. 18 affirmed a ruling denying a nursing home’s request to compel arbitration of an estate’s allegations of negligence, finding that the facility failed to prove that the estate had the authority to execute a voluntary arbitration agreement that was included in admissions paperwork that was signed when the man was discharged (Hattie D. Lovett v. HCR ManorCare Inc., et al., No. 564 EDA 2020, 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3585)....