Split California Panel Affirms: Wrongful Death Claim Is Not Subject To Arbitration

(June 23, 2023, 10:00 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A divided California appellate court affirmed a lower court’s decision denying a rehabilitation center’s motion to compel arbitration in a wrongful death suit against it, finding that the California Code of Civil Procedure binds heirs to arbitration only for wrongful death claims related to professional negligence, rather than elder abuse as alleged in the case....