Tennessee Panel Deems Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement ‘Adhesive,’ Unenforceable

(August 2, 2022, 11:03 AM EDT) -- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee appellate court on July 29 affirmed a trial court’s order denying a nursing home’s motion to compel arbitration in a health care liability suit filed by the daughter of a former resident, finding that the arbitration agreement was an “adhesion” contract because the daughter had no alternative but to sign to obtain adequate care for her mother and that it was unenforceable because it was “buried” in the admission contract....

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