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February 14, 2025   
Health Law Weekly

Arkansas Appeals Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement as a Condition of Admission to Nursing Home

  • February 14, 2025

The Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s denial of Belvedere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC’s motion to compel arbitration in a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit filed by a former resident’s estate. The appeals court held that the arbitration agreement was enforceable and not per se unconscionable even though it was a condition of admission to the facility. The appeals court remanding the case with an order to compel arbitration.

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