Hochbaum Ex Rel. Hochbaum v. Palm Garden of Winter Haven, LLC

MORRIS, Judge.

Joann Hochbaum, on behalf of her deceased husband Donald Hochbaum, appeals an order granting a motion to compel arbitration filed by defendants Palm Garden of Winter Haven, LLC; Palm Garden Healthcare Holdings, LLC; Palm Garden Healthcare Management, LLC, Summit Care II, Inc.; Summit Care Consulting, Inc.; and Summit Care, Inc. (collectively referred to as the nursing home defendants). We conclude that the arbitration agreements at issue contain an attorneys’ fees provision that violates public policy but that the offending provision may be severed from the agreements.…