( December 14, 2023, 1:58 PM EST) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina appellate court on Dec. 13 affirmed a lower court order that denied a skilled nursing facility’s motion to compel arbitration in a negligence and fraud suit against it related to injuries sustained by a former resident after incurring repeated falls, finding, among other things, that the former resident’s wife lacked the authority to sign the arbitration agreement on his behalf....