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When a Health Care Directive Isn’t Enough – California Court Shreds Another Arbitration Agreement

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Operators of skilled nursing facilities want their patients to enter into arbitration agreements. While such agreements don’t eliminate the risk of litigation, they at least reduce the expense and exposure associated with...more

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RCFEs Can’t Get Out of the Rain – California Court Finds Another Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable

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Another day, another decision by the California Court of Appeal making it more difficult for residential care facilities for the elderly (“RCFEs”) to enforce their arbitration agreements. Upon admission to virtually any...more

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Sacramento Court: Only a Health Care Agent Can Contract for Placement in an RCFE

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Incapacity planning is a major component of an estate plan. Quite often people name one person to serve as a health care agent and another person to serve as a financial agent. What role does one agent have as opposed to the...more

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