Legal Opinion
Shirley Cotton v. GGNSC Batesville, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2016No. 15-60124, 15-60248PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Paqline Tillman Wagner and Ida Roberson died in Mississippi nursing homes run by Golden Living Southaven and Golding Living Center Batesville, respectively. Thereafter, Wagner’s son, Sammy Gross, and Roberson’s daughter, Shirley Cotton, sued the nursing homes in Mississippi state court. Southaven and Batesville removed the cases to federal court and moved to compel arbitration on the basis of arbitration agreements that the adult children had signed for their mothers when their mothers were admitted to the homes. Both district courts’ denied the motions to…
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