Legal Opinion
FutureCare NorthPoint, LLC v. Peeler
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 28, 2016No. 2602/14PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur, J.
FutureCare NorthPoint, LLC, filed a petition to compel Valerie Peeler to arbitrate a wrongful death claim that Ms. Peeler had asserted in a separate lawsuit. FutureCare contended that Ms. Peeler should be required to arbitrate her wrongful death claim, because the decedent, Ms. Peeler’s mother, had signed an arbitration agreement upon being admitted to a FutureCare nursing facility. The circuit court denied FutureCare’s petition to compel arbitration.
FutureCare appealed. It presents an issue that both parties characterize as a matter of first impression in Maryland: “Whether wrongful death…
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