Massachusetts High Court: Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claim Must Be Arbitrated

Mealey's (March 9, 2020, 9:18 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court concluded Feb. 27 that a wrongful death claim brought by a deceased nursing home resident’s statutory beneficiary is derivative of the decedent’s action and, therefore, an arbitration agreement signed on the decedent’s behalf also bound the beneficiary (GGNSC Chestnut Hill LLC, et al. v. Jackalyn M. Schrader, No. SJC-12714, Mass. Sup., 2020 Mass. LEXIS 133)....