Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd. Partnership v. Cox

OPINION

VANMETER, JUDGE:

Under Kentucky precedent, wrongful death claims are not subject to arbitration. The issue we must resolve in this case is whether the Clark Circuit Court correctly applied that rule of law, or whether recent federal decisions interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act compel arbitration. We *894hold the trial court did* not err and therefore affirm.

In 2010, John R. Cox, III, on behalf of his mother, Elizabeth Cox,' signed an agreement to admit her to Kindred Nursing Centers’1 facility in Winchester. The agreement included provisions authorizing arbitration of claims. '…