Order Compelling Arbitration Affirmed In Wrongful Death Suit Against Nursing Home

Mealey's (May 2, 2023, 9:38 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appellate court affirmed a lower court order compelling arbitration in an executor’s wrongful death suit against a nursing home on behalf of a man who died after a monthlong stay there, finding that despite state law voiding such agreements “as against public policy,” U.S. Supreme Court precedent favoring arbitration requires enforcement of the agreement....