News & Analysis as of

Arbitration Wrongful Death

Arbitration is a widely-used method for settling disputes between parties. During arbitration, parties submit their dispute to an impartial third person or party, usually chosen by the parties. Typically, parties... more +
Arbitration is a widely-used method for settling disputes between parties. During arbitration, parties submit their dispute to an impartial third person or party, usually chosen by the parties. Typically, parties to arbitration agree in advance to be bound by the arbitrator's decision. Arbitration is an alternative to litigation, but it shares many of the familiar features of litigation. Namely, parties to arbitration hold hearings before neutral decision-makers, present evidence and argue the merits of their position. Parties often choose arbitration due to its perceived advantages over litigation. Those perceived advantages include greater efficiency and flexibility, and lower costs. less -
Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - May 2024 #3

Kaufman & Canoles on

The parents of a Gainesville, Georgia high school baseball player who died after he was hit in the head at baseball practice have filed a lawsuit against the school system and his coaches....more

Carlton Fields

Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration of Wrongful Death Suit

Carlton Fields on

Noting that the Federal Arbitration Act applies to nursing home admission agreements that include a mandatory arbitration provision, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s order denying Belhaven Senior Care...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Examines Proximate Cause Claims in Wrongful Death Suit Against Broker-Dealer

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case in which a wrongful death action was brought against J.P. Morgan and related entities after the death of a former broker. Following the suicidal death of the broker,...more

Payne & Fears

Nonparty Discovery in California Arbitration: How to Get What You Want

Payne & Fears on

Opting for arbitration requires attorneys to balance efficiency and procedural protections. The implications of arbitration are something clients certainly have to carefully consider both when drafting arbitration provisions,...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Pennsylvania Superior Court Deals a Rare Win to Nursing Homes

On January 4, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a non-precedential opinion finding that a Fayette County trial court erred when denying a nursing home’s attempt to compel arbitration. ...more

Burr & Forman

Court Rejects Unconscionability Challenge to Arbitration Agreement That Was “Voluntary” and Not Obligatory

Burr & Forman on

On September 4, 2018, the Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld an arbitration agreement between a nursing home and its resident. See Massey v. Oasis Health & Rehab of Yazoo City, LLC, No. 2017-CA-00086-COA, 2018 WL 4204207...more

Carlton Fields

Estate Avoids Arbitration In Wrongful Death Maritime Suit Because Defendant Was Not A Signatory Or Party To Contract With...

Carlton Fields on

The Ninth Circuit refused last month to disturb a district court order denying a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration against a sailor in a maritime action pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of...more

Carlton Fields

Tenth Circuit Declines To Disturb Arbitral Award Granting Fees And Costs In Wrongful Death Suit Against Nursing Home

Carlton Fields on

The Tenth Circuit recently upheld a district court’s confirmation of an arbitral award ordering a nursing home (“THI”) to pay fees and costs associated with the arbitration of a wrongful death claim. A personal representative...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

The Impact of Death on the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements

In Baker v. Italian Maple Holdings, No. D069797, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, recently held that an arbitration agreement was enforceable upon its execution and the fact that one signatory...more

Carlton Fields

Supreme Court Holds Federal Arbitration Act Preemption Applies To Contract Formation Rules

Carlton Fields on

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Kentucky Supreme Court’s use of a clear-statement rule to require that powers of attorney specifically authorize a representative to enter into an arbitration agreement, finding...more

Littler

Supreme Court Emphatically Defends Arbitration Agreements from State Interference

Littler on

On May 15, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court reiterated the principle that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires states to treat arbitration agreements just as they treat other types of contracts. In Kindred Nursing Centers...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

No Pre-Emption Exemption - The U.S. Supreme Court and the Kentucky Supreme Court are not kindred spirits with respect to state law...

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Kentucky Supreme Court are not kindred spirits with respect to state law restrictions on arbitration agreements....more

Troutman Pepper

February 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper on

Four of the eight court cases we report on below in our February 2017 monthly update of IC misclassification cases involve Uber, and each of those cases were victories for the ride-sharing, on-demand company. Although none of...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

Nursing homes barred from hiding patient harms behind a dubious legal shield

A 100-year-old woman is strangled by her roommate, but a lawsuit against the nursing home gets blocked from court. Another nursing home dodges a suit when a 94-year-old patient suffers an unexplained and fatal head wound. An...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Plaintiff Who Could Not Afford to Pay for Arbitration Was Allowed to Pursue Her Malpractice Action in Court

Tillman adv. Rheingold Firm, No. 13-56624, 2016 BL 190432 (9th Cir. June 15, 2016) - Brief Summary - A former client who had agreed to arbitrate disputes with her lawyers, but ultimately could not afford to pay the...more

JAMS

Witnesses in Arbitration – California Arbitration Act (Part I)

JAMS on

Testimony and documents may be obtained in arbitration in accordance with the parties’ agreement, the applicable institutional arbitration rules and provisions of law (federal and state arbitration acts, as applicable). This...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ky. Ruling Casts Doubt on Health Care Arbitration Agreements

Health care institutions in Kentucky may want to take a fresh look at their patient arbitration provisions, in light of a September 24 decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court. Out-of-state institutions may want to take a...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Pennsylvania Nursing Home That Failed To Sign Arbitration Agreement Cannot Seek to Enforce the Agreement

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

On January 15, 2015, the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Bair v. Manor Care of Elizabethtown, PA, LLC 2015 Pa. Super. 9 (2015) ruled that a nursing home arbitration agreement was not enforceable when the facility did not sign...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Religious Institutions Update - November 2013

Holland & Knight LLP on

Diminished donations have led many faith-based organizations to become more creative about increasing revenue. Sometimes these organizations look beyond ordinary ministry functions to supplement income with unrelated...more

19 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide