South Carolina Panel Remands Rehab Facility Liability Suit For Arbitration

(August 8, 2024, 2:20 PM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C.  — A South Carolina appeals court on Aug. 7 reversed and remanded a lower court’s order denying a South Carolina rehab facility’s motion to dismiss and compel arbitration in response to a notice of intent to sue filed by the estate of a former resident, finding that the durable power of attorney (POA) executed by the decedent’s daughter on his behalf gave her the authority to enter into the enforceable arbitration agreement when the decedent entered the rehab facility....