Panel Says Responsible Party Signer Lacked Consent To Arbitrate In Care Home Suit

( November 22, 2022, 11:27 AM EST) -- LAKELAND, Fla. — A Florida appellate court reversed a lower court order compelling arbitration in a wrongful death suit filed against a nursing home by the daughter of a deceased former resident, finding that because another daughter and agent pursuant to a power of attorney (POA) signed admissions documents as a responsible party rather than as an attorney-in-fact, she lacked the authority to consent to the arbitration agreement....

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