Legal Opinion
Sovereign Healthcare of Tampa, LLC v. Estate of Huerta Ex Rel. Huerta
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 22, 2009No. 2D08-4352PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge.
Sovereign Healthcare of Tampa, LLC (Sovereign), appeals the trial court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration in the action for negligence, wrongful death, and breach of fiduciary duty brought against Sovereign by the Estate of Florin-da Huerta. We reverse.
On July 21, 2001, Florinda Huerta executed a durable power of attorney (POA) appointing her daughter-in-law as her at-tomey-in-fact. On May 13, 2006, Ms. Huerta entered a nursing home operated by Sovereign. At that time, Ms. Huerta’s daughter-in-law signed the necessary admission documents, which included an…
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