Friedman v. Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered August 6, 2014, which denied defendant’s motion to stay this action pending arbitration, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted.

Plaintiff brought this action alleging negligence after his mother was injured at defendant’s facility. Defendant seeks to stay the action pending arbitration, pursuant to the arbitration clause in the admission agreement that plaintiff executed in placing his mother in its care. Contrary to the motion court’s finding, the arbitration clause is not invalidated by Public…