Obstetrics & Gynecologists Wixted, M.D. Ltd. v. Pepper

OPINION

This appeal concerns the enforceability of an arbitration agreement between appellant medical clinic and respondent patient. Following a hearing, the district court denied appellant’s motions to stay respondent’s action for negligence pending arbitration and to direct arbitration to proceed. On the record before us, we are not persuaded that the district court erred.

Appellant clinic requires its patients to sign the arbitration agreement at issue before receiving treatment. The agreement provides that all disputes between the parties shall be submitted to binding arbitration. The…