Legal Opinion
Colorow Health Care, LLC v. Fischer
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 11, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 16SC814PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 When Charlotte Fischer moved into a nursing home, she received an admissions packet full of forms. Among them was an agreement that compelled arbitration of certain legal disputes. The Health Care Availability Act ("HCAA" or "Act") requires that such agreements contain a four-paragraph notice in a certain font size and in bold-faced type. Charlotte's agreement included the required language in a statutorily permissible font size, but it was not printed in bold. Charlotte's daughter signed the agreement on Charlotte's behalf.
¶ 2 After…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Woodsmall v. Regional Transportation DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Bickel v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- Petition of EdilsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Allen v. PachecoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C. v. EvansSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
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