Legal Opinion

Woodall v. Avalon Care Center—Federal Way, LLC

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 10, 2010No. 62894-1-IPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

¶1 Avalon Care Center — Federal Way LLC appeals an order denying in part its motion to compel arbitration of all claims asserted in this survival and wrongful death action. The wrongful death claims are based *922on statutory causes of action for the benefit of the heirs of Henry Woodall. These heirs did not agree to arbitrate their wrongful death claims. Moreover, there is no basis to require them to arbitrate these claims. We affirm.1

¶2 On October 6, 2006, Henry Woodall was admitted to a facility run by Avalon that provides skilled nursing care. At the time of his admission, Henry2 and Avalon…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  3. Ruiz v. PodolskyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Townsend v. Quadrant Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Laizure v. Avante at Leesburg, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2013

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